A SUZHOU-STYLE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY | 清十八/十九世紀 巧雕瑪瑙鼻煙壺

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A SUZHOU-STYLE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

清十八/十九世紀 巧雕瑪瑙鼻煙壺

of compressed spherical form, cleverly carved in low relief using the different tones of the stone, to the front face a monkey seated on a cliff, the reverse with a deer, coral inlaid gilt-metal stopper

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Height 7.6 cm, 3 in.