Sold for:
$308
$308
Suzhou-style Agate Snuff Bottle, China, flattened oval form with straight neck, well-hollowed, depicting a story of Liu Hai dancing with gold coins on a string to catch a three-legged toad along with a bat, incorporating the stone's natural dark brown markings in high relief on the yellowish gray stone with streaked and spotted inclusions, the domed stopper with yellow to red/brown striations mounted on a black collar with a bone spoon, ht. 2 5/8 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-09-17
