A selection of four 'shadow agate' snuff bottles
19th/20th centuryEach well hollowed and carved to incorporate the inclusions in the design, variously depicting a sage fishing, Shoulao and a deer, boys at play and birds and peonies, all with stoppers. The largest: 6cm (2 3/8in) high (8).
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Provenance: formerly in an old Belgian private collection (by repute).