A Mughal style brass snuff bottle with hardstone inlays and Two Chinese carved-ivory snuff bottles, 2.99 in., 2.76 in., 3.31 in. (3). Provenance: Purchased in Treasure Auction in HK during the 1980s and 1990s
- 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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