A SUPERB SILHOUETTE AGATE ‘EAGLE’ SNUFF BOTTLE, OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1780-1860

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A SUPERB SILHOUETTE AGATE ‘EAGLE’ SNUFF BOTTLE, OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1780-1860 China. Well hollowed, of flattened form with sloping shoulders rising to a short cylindrical neck with a flat lip, raised on an oval foot ring, the primarily semi-transparent gray stone with dark brown and pale honey inclusions carved through on one side to depict an eagle standing on a large rock beneath a tree, the sun peering through its thick foliage. Stopper: Tourmaline on a black vinyl collar Dimensions: Height including stopper 73 mm. Diameter neck 22 mm and mouth 9 mm. Literature comparison: Compare a related silhouette agate bottle with an eagle, see R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World. The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, no. 35. Compare a related silhouette chalcedony snuff bottle with two magpies, dated 1780-1880, 5.4 cm tall, illustrated in Robert W. L. Kleiner, Chinese snuff bottles: the White Wings collection, 1998, p. 170, no. 115. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s New York, 19 March 2008, lot 221 Price: USD 10,000 or approx. EUR 14,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and similar carved decoration. Note the size (6.1 cm).

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