A FINE MOSS AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850
A FINE MOSS AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1850 Of compressed form with slightly concave lip and recessed convex foot surrounded by a splayed footrim, the very well-hollowed stone with dense moss-like green inclusions extending across the upper and lower sections of one main side suggestive of a squirrel beneath foliage, the other main side with a large area extending diagonally upwards from the lower left corner to the shoulder, with a smaller area of green inclusion along the lower right corner, suggestive of a goose beneath ferns, the narrow sides carved with mask-and-ring handles, tourmaline stopper with gilt-metal collar 2 21/64 in. (5.9 cm.) high
A FINE MOSS AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850
A FINE MOSS AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1850 Of compressed form with slightly concave lip and recessed convex foot surrounded by a splayed footrim, the very well-hollowed stone with dense moss-like green inclusions extending across the upper and lower sections of one main side suggestive of a squirrel beneath foliage, the other main side with a large area extending diagonally upwards from the lower left corner to the shoulder, with a smaller area of green inclusion along the lower right corner, suggestive of a goose beneath ferns, the narrow sides carved with mask-and-ring handles, tourmaline stopper with gilt-metal collar 2 21/64 in. (5.9 cm.) high
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