Lot 140 , A Chinese carved amber snuff bottle, 19th century

A Chinese carved amber snuff bottle, 19th century

A Chinese carved amber snuff bottle, 19th century, carved in relief with a horse, bird, yin-yang symbol, the reverse with a heron, carp and a pavilion, flanked by lion-mask ring handles, 6cm
Provenance - David Bowden, Chinese and Japanese art, Grays Antiques, 12 November 1996
£300-500

Condition:
Small natural inclusions to the amber, some fine crizzling to the interior, white tack to the base which will remove, otherwise in good condition. Green stained bone and glass stopper

Sold for £750