Lot 470 , A Chinese coral snuff bottle, 1800-1900, 5.7cm, filler to natural faults

A Chinese coral snuff bottle, 1800-1900, of plain flattened globular form, 5.7cm, filler to natural faults
Estimate £100-150

There are a few small splinter chips around the edge of the mouth and there are a number of other areas of filler to natural faults and inclusions in the coral, there is also a crack to the coral across the foot.


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Sold for £650