Agate snuffbox with bird motif, China, 1780–1850 Flattened rectangular in shape with rounded shoulders, the translucent blond agate is carved from a brown vein to depict an eagle perched on a rock. The reverse is undecorated. Oval foot. Glass stopper imitating coral. Height: 5.9 cm Provenance: Millon-Jutheau auction, Hôtel Drouot, May 28 and 29, 1984, lot no. 87 (illustrated).