A CAMEO AGATE ‘MONKEY ON HORSEBACK’ SNUFF BOTTLE, OFFICIAL SCHOOL, QING DYNASTYThe stone of transparent honey-brown color with relief in more opaque, darker brown that has an upper layer of speckling of a different tone partially cut through, good manual surface polishChina, 18th – 19th century Humoristic depiction of a monkey riding a horse and chasing several butterflies. Very fine detail work incised.Shape: Flattened square form with rounded shouldersHollowing: ExcellentMouth, neck and lip: Elongated cylindric neck with convex top and slanted lipBase: Rectangular base with raised foot rim and rounded cornersDesign, marks, school: Official schoolStopper: Glass imitating ochre agate, blue platelet, good old spoon neatly carved of organic materialHeight of the bottle with stopper: 7.8 cm.Width of the mouth: 8 mm.Width of the neck: 24 mm.Weight: 103.5 gramsCondition: ExcellentProvenance: From a Beverly Hills, California, private estate, old collector number to baseAuction result comparison: SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE MARY & GEORGE BLOCH COLLECTION: PART VIII. Sotheby's, 26 MAY 2014, HONG KONG, lot 1104. (for a similar bottle)官家工坊焦糖瑪瑙巧雕馬上封侯鼻烟壺,清代透明蜜褐色,不透明及深褐色肌理処巧雕動物,表面抛光極好中國, 十八至十九世紀壺型: 扁平方形,圓肩掏膛: 優秀壺口、頸與唇部: 長直頸,壺口表面凸出,斜唇底足: 方底高圈足,圓角造型、落款及流派: 官家工坊壺蓋: 仿赭石色瑪瑙玻璃,藍色托片,有機材料老杓良好壺高(含壺蓋):7.8 厘米口徑: 8 毫米壺頸寬:24 毫米重量:103.5 克品相:優秀來源:加利福尼亞比佛利山私人產業,底部可見收藏家老標簽