Lot 221
  • 221

A Chinese agate snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 19th century

Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description

  • agate and ivory
  • 7 cm, 2 3/4  in.
carved to one side with a boy on a bull conversing with an elderly man, the side with the inscription 'xing hua cun' (Apricot Flower Village), stopper

Condition

This is in very good condition apart from a few minor nicks to the mouth rim, with a matched stopper.
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