SHADOW AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
With yellow and dark brown inclusions, carved with a sage surrounded by cranes and a bat, Suzhou school, 19th C. H 6.3 cm. (2 1/2 in.)
Richard C.Pearce (1892-1972) purchased the Northern Miners publication in 1916 and helped
SHADOW AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
With yellow and dark brown inclusions, carved with a sage surrounded by cranes and a bat, Suzhou school, 19th C. H 6.3 cm. (2 1/2 in.)
Richard C.Pearce (1892-1972) purchased the Northern Miners publication in 1916 and helped With yellow and dark brown inclusions, carved with a sage surrounded by cranes and a bat, Suzhou school, 19th C. H 6.3 cm. (2 1/2 in.) Richard C.Pearce (1892-1972) purchased the Northern Miners publication in 1916 and helped to chronicle themining industry in Canada. His father, Lt. Col. Norman was a Lieutenant in the navy and traveled across the world. Over this time through his journeys in the Far East he collected Chinese snuff bottles which were later inheritedby his son and grandchildren. The collection has found a home with the Pearce抯 for nearly a century. Original bills of sale show that many of thesnuffs were purchased in 1923 from George Crofts & Co, a well-known collector and philanthropist of Chinese antiques in Toronto. Inclusion crack to body. Pink glass stopper. Please note, the absence of a condition report does notindicate that the lot is in excellent condition. Buyers are responsible for determining the condition of lots by submitting a request, as there are no returns based on condition.Richard C.Pearce (1892-1972) purchased the Northern Miners publication in 1916 and helped to chronicle the mining industry in Canada. His father, Lt. Col. Norman was a Lieutenant in the navy