CHINA - 1780-1850 - Lot 240

CHINA - 1780-1850 Snuff-bottle in gray agate with black vein, showing the silhouette of a flowering vase and a crouching monkey Red coral stopper (corallium rubrum) H. 6 cm Provenance : - Sotheby's sale, Hong Kong, November 17, 1973, lot 380. - Jutheau sale, October 19, 1990, lot 88 and reproduced in the catalog. Please request condition reports prior to sale: they are not included in the data sheets. Expert : Cabinet Portier Alice Jossaume contact@cabinetportier.com +33 (0)1 48 00 03 41 Please note that this lot contains coral, a protected species. Aponem is unable to assist buyers with the export and transport of lots containing protected species outside France. The buyer's inability to export or import these lots does not justify late payment or cancellation of the sale. - Please note that all the snuff bottles have been measured without the stopper (only the body)/Veuillez noter que les tabatières ont été mesurées sans les bouchons (juste le corps de la tabatière). Please ask for condition reports before sale: they are not included in the data sheets. Please request pre-sale condition reports: they are not included in the data sheets.