AN AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE

of ovoid form beneath a cylindrical neck, and with a neatly carved oval footrim, very well hollowed, the pale gray colored stone with sparse caramel and brown inclusions, carved as a Bactrian camel walking on a rocky promontory, its head turned back to observe a retreating squirrel

Dr. Paula Hallett Collection.
Sotheby's New York, 2nd December 1985, lot 87.

The bottle is in excellet condition, with one very minor nick on the foot rim.
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The camel as a subject on Chinese snuff bottles is unusual, particularly appearing without a rider as in the present example.