A large Chinese hardstone snuff bottle, the flattened ovoid…
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A large Chinese hardstone snuff bottle, the flattened ovoid body carved in high relief with a dragon and phoenix, fitted with a tall white coral stopper of pommel shape with white metal ferrule fitted with a small bone spoon

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  • Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
  • Hardstone - Hardstone is not a scientific name for a particular gemstone, but a word used to describe any one or more semi-precious stones used in jewellery and decorative arts, and can include jade, agate, onyx, rock crystal, amber, jet and carnelian. Softer stones and minerals such as soapstone, and alabaster and hard stones used in building such as marble or granite are generally excluded.

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