AN AGATE 'TIGER AND BAT' SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century (2)AN AGATE 'TIGER AND BAT' SNUFF BOTTLE19th century The bottle of rounded square outline and well hollowed, one side carved with a tiger, the mane well defined, the face with a lively expression defined by bulging eyes, gazing at the bat flying above it, the amber markings in the stone used to accent the design and the dark drown inclusions ingeniously used to depict the tiger's markings, stopper. 7cm (2 3/4in) high. (2).十九世紀 瑪瑙雕虎蝠紋鼻煙壺Provenance: The Oriental Art Gallery Ltd., LondonJoseph (1938-2005) and Bella (1941-2011) Shapiro, acquired from the above on 6 December 1994, and thence by descent Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: The Oriental Art Gallery Ltd., Oriental Jewellery and Works of Art, London, December 1994, no.190來源：倫敦 Oriental Art Gallery Ltd.Joseph Shapiro (1938-2005)和 Bella Shapiro (1941-2011)在1994年12月6日從上處購得，並由後人保存迄今展覽著錄： The Oriental Art Gallery Ltd.， 《Oriental Jewellery and Works of Art》， 倫敦，1994年12月，拍品編號190See a similar agate snuff bottle, 1750-1860, which sold at Bonhams New York, 19 September 2022, lot 53. Compare also with a related agate snuff bottle, 1750-1860, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 16 March 2015, lot 1011.is_parse: 20230413image: yuzhan_bonhams_item.jpgsold_price_type: £