A hardstone 'coin' snuff bottle


Late 19th/20th centuryWell-hollowed, the rounded square bottle carved on the obverse in low relief with a Spanish eight reales coin from 1816, and the Spanish coat-of-arms on the reverse; the stone of buff and pale russet coloration.2 7/8in (6.7cm) high
|Provenancelisted in an appraisal report compiled by Robert W.L. Kleiner, Sotheby's, 2 September 1988