RARE CHINESE INSIDE PAINTED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
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THE FINE AND RARE AGATE BOTTLE IS PAINTED ON THE INSIDE, INSCRIBED AND ARTIST SIGNED. ONE SIDE FEATURES A DUCK IN FLIGHT AND ANOTHER DIVING INTO THE GOLDFISH POND. THERE IS A DRAGONFLY HOVERING ABOVE. THE OTHER SIDE FEATURES A BIRD, MAYBE A KINGFISHER, PERCHED ON A ROCK. THAT SIDE IS SIGNED AS WELL. THE BOTTLE IS OF FLATTENED FLASK FORM. THE STOPPER IS TOPPED WITH A CARNELIAN CABOCHON, NOT BRIGHT RED AS SHOWN DUE THE LIGHT BUT RATHER A DEEP CARNELIAN, A LOVELY MATCH TO THE AGATE. THE FIRST TWO PHOTOS ARE ESPECIALLY LIT FROM BEHIND IN ORDER TO SHOW THE INSIDE PAINTING WELL. THE BOTTLE IS 2.5 INCHES TALL AND 2 INCHES WIDE. PROVENANCE: PRIVATE FLORIDA COLLECTION.
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RARE CHINESE INSIDE PAINTED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
Estimate $1,200 - $2,500
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