AN AMETHYST SNUFF BOTTLE very well hollowed, of rounded square form below a cylindrical neck, resting on a neatly finished oval foot, carved in low relief with a continuous scene of a figure contemplating in the shade of a meandering pine tree, with tall rockwork and tree branches extending to the reverse, the material of pale even purple tone height 2 3/4 in., 7 cm 1780-1860
AN AMETHYST SNUFF BOTTLE very well hollowed, of rounded square form below a cylindrical neck, resting on a neatly finished oval foot, carved in low relief with a continuous scene of a figure contemplating in the shade of a meandering pine tree, with tall rockwork and tree branches extending to the reverse, the material of pale even purple tone height 2 3/4 in., 7 cm 1780-1860
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