TWO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES
TWO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES
Agate
China, 19th/20th century
The first bottle very elegant and of rectangular shape with rounded shoulders, made of banded agate with streaks of honey butterscotch inclusions. Glass stopper; with spoon. The second bottle of baluster shape and made of agate with milky white inclusions. Glass stopper; with spoon.
Dimensions: HEIGHT (with stopper) 7.5 – 7.7 CM
Condition: Good condition, the first bottle with the tip of the spoon lost
Provenance: French private collection, formerly collection of John Ault – known for the publication on snuff bottles from Robert Kleiner: ‘Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of John Ault’ (1990)