A Shadow Agate 'Pekingese And Magpie' Snuff Bottle Qing Dynasty, 1780-1850 (2)

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A SHADOW AGATE 'PEKINGESE AND MAGPIE' SNUFF BOTTLE Qing Dynasty, 1780-1850 The rounded body supported on a short, slightly spreading foot and below a cylindrical neck, the pale honey tone stone highlighted by a dark amber skin finely carved away in relief to depict a disgruntled puppy scampering beneath a bird in flight, jadeite stopper. 7cm (2 3/4in) high with stopper. (2). Footnotes: 清 一七八零至一八五零年 瑪瑙雕獅犬喜鵲圖鼻烟壺 Provenance: Charles B.Samuels (1871-1940), Virginia Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Virginia (accessioned in May 1941) Dick Wang, New York A private collection, Edinburgh Exhibited, Published and Illustrated: Wang & Co., One Man's Choice, Hong Kong, 2008, no.84 The Heriot Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Volume I , Edinburgh, 2020, p.66, fig.54 (Published and Illustrated)