Snuff bottle
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
Unknown
Materials
Place of origin
China Antiquities
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 32775
Summary
Oval Chinese amethyst quartz snuff bottle carved with a bird and insect perched on flowering branches together with its stopper and ivory spoon along with an explanatory note of its origin.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.