An agate ‘monkey and lingzhi’ snuff bottle Suzhou, Qing dynasty, circa 1800

carved in low relief to the exterior with a monkey holding a lingzhi sprig and a peach in its hands, seated on a rock flanked by pine and overhanging rocks below clouds, the side inscribed with four characters reading zhizhi xianshou (Holding lingzhi and delivering wishes of longevity), coral stopper

This bottle is in good condition but has minor scratches to the upper surface and minor nicks and nibbles to the inner rim and there are minor scratches to the base. The bottle is not quite as yellow as it appears in the catalogue.
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