Chalcedony, pale beige snuff bottle with a mottled area of dark russet, carved as a deer about to spring with his front legs raised and his head lifted, under a tree.

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Deer & Pine Tree Snuff Bottle

 

A chalcedony well hollowed deer and pine tree picture snuff bottle with a jade stopper.

B46

Chalcedony, pale beige with a mottled area of dark russet and ochre, ingeniously incorporated to represent a deer under a tree; the deer about to spring from his powerful hind legs with his front legs raised in preparation and his head lifted; the bottle well hollowed.

Chinese, 1750 - 1860
Stopper: Jade
Provenance: Hugh Moss Ltd, London, 1978
Height: 6cm

The deer represents the wish for wealth and prosperity.

 

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