Five hardstone snuff bottles


19th centuryEach well-hollowed, including four agate bottles: two surmounted with faux lion mask-and-ring handles to the narrow sides, two presented with plain surfaces to accentuate the natural beauty of the stones; the fifth a crystal bottle marked with large russet patches on main sides. 2 1/4 to 2 7/8in (5.7 to 7.3cm) high
|Provenancedarker russet bottle with faux lion mask-and-ring handles: Patricia Miller, New York, 1967evenly toned gold russet bottle marked with white crystal bands on one side: Eldred's Auction, Massachusettsgrayish-russet bottle carved with faux lion mask-and-ring handles: acquired 1965crystal bottle with russet patches: acquired in New York in 1972largest agate bottle with dark brown circles on one side: Bernard Wald, New York, Vanessa Holden, 2003十九世紀 石質鼻煙壺三隻