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18th/19th century
Of rounded rectangular form, the body rising from a short flaring foot to a cylindrical neck, the translucent pale stone marked with dark dendritic inclusions cleverly exploited in the depiction of a large eagle standing below a leafy tree before mist-laden mountains, the reverse with additional dendritic markings, stopper. 5.6cm (2 1/4in) high. (2).
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The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.9Z8BNJRU
該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》(章節10)註冊Ref.9Z8BNJRU
十八/十九世紀 瑪瑙鼻烟壺
Provenance: Peter Green, London
Hugh Moss Ltd., London
Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B37, acquired from the above circa 1973
H.Moss, , London, 1971, p.38, no.85.
Peter Green, 倫敦
倫敦古董商Hugh Moss Ltd.
Trudy及John Cohen伉儷,藏品編號B37,約1973年從上處獲得
H.Moss,《Chinese Snuff Bottles of the Silica and Quartz Group》,倫敦,1971年,第38頁,插圖85
The eagle ( 鷹) is associated with bravery and moral strength, both for its naturally fierce character and for its homophonous link with the word for the word hero ( 英雄). In the present lot, the bird stands alone below a tree, suggesting the pun (英雄獨立), meaning 'a hero standing alone'. The carver has finely incorporated the stone's natural dendritic markings to delineate the trunk and foliage of the tree.
A related snuff bottle, exhibiting a similar use of the dendritic markings, 18th/19th century, was sold at Bonhams New York, 15 March 2015, lot 1011.