This very attractive shadow agate snuff bottlehas a dull beige tone ground with dark areas carved to reveal lotus blossoms in a pond, and a bird on a rock on the opposite side. The piece has a glass stopper with a yellow collar and a rim foot.
Provenance
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Mrs. Marvin E. Gantz, Sr., Denver, Colorado [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Shirley E. Gantz, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1999, by gift.
Exhibitions
2018
Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
2000-2001
Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.