Lot 1614 , Three Chinese carved opal snuff bottles

Three Chinese carved opal snuff bottles
Estimate £80-120

Largest is early 20th century, the other two are later 20th century, they are natural opal but there is no coral present, the larger snuff bottle has minor cracks to the lid and very minor chips to the rim, there are several large cracks to the body, the small white snuff bottle has natural crazing and some minor splinter chips to the rim, there is also one or two small cracks, the scoop on the other snuff bottle has broken.


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Sold for £130