Agate snuffbox with bird motif, China, 1780–1850 Flattened rectangular in...
Agate snuffbox with bird motif, China, 1780–1850
Flattened rectangular in shape with rounded shoulders, the translucent blond agate is carved from a brown vein to depict an eagle perched on a rock. The reverse is undecorated. Oval foot. Glass stopper imitating coral.
Height: 5.9 cm
Provenance:
Millon-Jutheau auction, Hôtel Drouot, May 28 and 29, 1984, lot no. 87 (illustrated).
Agate snuffbox with bird motif, China, 1780–1850
Flattened rectangular in shape with rounded shoulders, the translucent blond agate is carved from a brown vein to depict an eagle perched on a rock. The reverse is undecorated. Oval foot. Glass stopper imitating coral.
Height: 5.9 cm
Provenance:
Millon-Jutheau auction, Hôtel Drouot, May 28 and 29, 1984, lot no. 87 (illustrated).
