A SHADOW AGATE 'BIRDS IN A TREE' SNUFF BOTTLE, MID-QING China, 1750-1850. The lapidary has left a great part of the depiction to nature and the viewer's imagination, but one side very clearly shows birds in a tree. Provenance: American private collection. Condition: Some areas of natural erosion at the foot rim as well as natural fissures, otherwise in good condition. Stopper: Pink tourmaline Weight: 88.9 g Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 63 mm. Diameter neck 22 mm and mouth 8 mm. Of flattened globular form with a short cylindrical neck, oval foot rim, and a slightly recessed base. The shoulders carved with lion masks and mock ring handles. Good hollowing. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related bottle at Bonhams New York in Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Barbara and Marvin Dicker 16 Maer 2015, lot 1011, sold for USD $6,875. 皮影瑪瑙樹上之鳥鼻烟壺，清代中期 中國， 1750-1850。製作者把把描繪的大部分留給了觀眾的想像力，不過我們依然可見樹上的鳥類。 來源：美國私人收藏 品相：圈足局部有天然侵蝕，天然裂縫，除此之外品相良好。 壺蓋：粉紅電氣石 重量：88.9 克 尺寸：含蓋高63 毫米，頸部直徑22 毫米，嘴部直徑8 毫米 拍賣結果比較：一件相似鼻烟壺于2015年3月16日紐約邦翰思《Barbara and Marvin Dicker收藏中的中國鼻烟壺》，拍號1011，成交價 USD $6,875。