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Agate snuffbox with bird decoration, China, 1780–1850
See original version (French)
133
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Agate snuffbox with bird decoration, China, 1780–1850
See original version (French)
Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
Agate snuffbox with bird decoration, China, 1780–1850
Flattened rectangular in shape with rounded shoulders, the translucent pale agate is carved from a brown vein to depict an eagle perched on a rock. The reverse is undecorated. Oval foot. Glass stopper imitating coral.
Height: 5.9 cm
Provenance:
Millon-Jutheau auction, Hôtel Drouot, 28 and 29 May 1984, lot no. 87 (illustrated).
See original version (French)
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