Four agate snuff bottles


Late 18th/19th centuryAll well-hollowed; two bottles flanked with faux lion mask-and-ring handles on narrow sides, each encased within a gilt silver filigree mount, one inset with jadeite and ruby beads, the other embellished with coral cabochon; two banded bottles, one with two striking white bands encircling the midsection, the other with a large patch of crystal inclusions.2 1/8 to 2 1/4in (5.4 to 5.7cm) high
|Provenancebottle with white bands in the midsection: Eldred's Auction, Massachusetts, 2003bottle encased with gilt silver filigree mount inset with jadeite and ruby beads: acquired in Washington D.C., 2000grayish-brown bottle with gilt silver filigree and coral embellishment: Eldred's Auction, Massachusetts, 2010bottle with a crystal inclusions: Treadway Auctions, Cincinnati十八世紀晚期/十九世紀 瑪瑙鼻煙壺四隻