Lot 137 , A good Chinese cameo chalcedony 'horse and monkey' snuff bottle, 19th century

A good Chinese cameo chalcedony 'horse and monkey' snuff bottle, 19th century, skilfully carved from three layers of colour in the stone with a monkey in a tree holding a horse by its reins, the leaves of the tree and the horse hooves picked out from the creamy white layer of the stone, 4.5cm high
£400-600

Condition:
Natural inclusions to the stone. There is a tiny splinter chip to the edge of the rim, otherwise in good condition with no restoration detected.

Sold for £500