Sale 83 Lot 388  

TWO CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES. One of slightly flattened ovoid form, carved with a fish decoration, in low relief, well hollowed, the other of flattened rectangular form, carved on one side with mandarin duck, the other side with birds under branch. - Larger: 2 1/4 in. high.
Estimate $400-500

PROVENANCE: Estate of Colonel Carlisle C. Dusenbury (1897-1994), Toddville, S.C..
Foreign assignments to North China in 1935., in 1945 military attaché to the U.S. Ambassy to Chunking capital of China under Gerenalissimo Chiang Kai Shek, to Japan in 1948; by descent. Biography available with lot.

Sold for $225

© Sloans & Kenyon.  Images, descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone Chevy Chase (301) 634-2330