An amber snuff bottle and a carved amber toggle
An amber snuff bottle and a carved amber toggle
Amber snuff bottle: late 18th/19th century
The bottle well-hollowed, supported on a neatly finished foot ring, flanked with two finely executed faux lion mask-and-ring handles to the narrow sides; the toggle carved as a cluster of leafy fruits issuing from openwork stems, decorated with a bird and a bug.
2 3/4in (7cm) height of snuff bottle
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An amber snuff bottle and a carved amber toggle
Amber snuff bottle: late 18th/19th century
The bottle well-hollowed, supported on a neatly finished foot ring, flanked with two finely executed faux lion mask-and-ring handles to the narrow sides; the toggle carved as a cluster of leafy fruits issuing from openwork stems, decorated with a bird and a bug.
2 3/4in (7cm) height of snuff bottle