THREE CHINESE 'MOSS' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES,
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY,
the first, the stone suffused with dense, deep green and purple-red inclusions, carved with lion-mask handles; the second, the stone suffused with fine dark green inclusions on one side, the reverse polished to highlight the concentric bands of golden amber and pale white striations, carved with lion-mask handles; the third, suffused with allover dendritic markings of blue-green and silvery-white tone
2 5/8, 2 1/8, 2 5/8in. (6.8, 5.4, and 6.8cm.) high
THREE CHINESE 'MOSS' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES,
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY,
the first, the stone suffused with dense, deep green and purple-red inclusions, carved with lion-mask handles; the second, the stone suffused with fine dark green inclusions on one side, the reverse polished to highlight the concentric bands of golden amber and pale white striations, carved with lion-mask handles; the third, suffused with allover dendritic markings of blue-green and silvery-white tone
2 5/8, 2 1/8, 2 5/8in. (6.8, 5.4, and 6.8cm.) high
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