Y?A good Chinese banded agate snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, late 18th or 19th century, the front carved with a monkey on a horse beneath a pine tree using the natural brown inclusion to the stone and on a mottled white veined ground against the banded agate in tones of white grey and brown, the shoulder carved with an insect on raised white natural inclusion, coral stopper, with John Sparks paper label to base, 7cm high overall
Provenance: John Sparks Ltd and to the collection of Sir David and Lady Scholey.
清18-19世纪 缠丝玛瑙马上封侯图鼻烟壶
拍品来源：英国Scholey爵士及女爵伉俪私人收藏，David Scholey爵士为前英格兰国家银行总监及英国国家肖像画廊主席。其购自英国著名亚洲艺术古董商John Sparks 。
Condition Report:
in good condition other than shallow chip to edge of coral stopper approximately 4mm x 4mm
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