A shadow agate snuff bottle1750-1860
Of flattened form with sloping shoulders, set on a neatly carved foot, the pale honey coloured stone suffused with darker inclusions to one side suggestive of trees, the reverse with caramel inclusions.
6.1cm. (2.3/8in) high.注脚Objects of Desire: A European private collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Lots 98-146

Provenance: Clare Lawrence Ltd., London,
Sotheby's New York, 17th March 1997, Lot 206
A Private Canadian Collection