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AN OFFICIAL SCHOOL BANDED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- agate
the shoulders carved with mock lion-mask ring handles, the surfaces unadorned and polished to display the ideal beauty of the stone
Provenance
Hugh Moss, 1980.
Collection of Sam Denham, prior to 1992.
Collection of Sam Denham, prior to 1992.
Exhibited
Jacksonville Museum of Art, 1980.
Condition
The bottle appears to be in good overall condition. The spoon has been removed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
For a discussion of Official School agate snuff bottles and an illustration of another example, see Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ko Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 2, part 2, Quartz, Hong Kong, 2008, no. 295.