Material: Antique/Vintage Natural Chalcedony Agate body of an unusual, highly translucent tortoiseshell and honey-banded coloration.
• Form & Profile: Classic flat spade shape featuring a flared neck, concave mouth rim, narrow mouth, and a narrow concave base. Designed historically as a "Sleeve Bottle" to slide smoothly into traditional robe sleeves.
• Stopper Assembly: High-contrast, vibrant green Peking glass cap(jadeite style) with an intact cork and attached interior scoop spoon.
• Craftsmanship: Extremely well-hollowed with an exceptionally thin-walled, highly compressed side profile. The precise lapidary carving maximizes the stone’s natural light-passing translucency.
• Decoration: Finely incised external line carvings on both broad faces:
◦ Face A: Two traditional square-holed Chinese copper cash coins representing wealth.
◦ Face B: A traditional longevity scene featuring a resting cat beneath bamboo looking up at a flying butterfly.
Provenance & Trade History
• Auction History: Curated and cataloged as part of a verified antique collection lot via an established estate auction venue.
Condition Report
• Overall Condition: Excellent condition. The polished agate body retains a smooth, glassy finish. There are no chips, fractures, or cracks to the flared neck, body, or foot rim.
• Stopper Fit Note: The green Peking glass stopper assembly and original spoon are fully intact. The vintage cork liner currently sits slightly snug inside the narrow neck, causing the stopper to rest just a fraction above the mouth rim (can be easily adjusted or shaved down by the collector if a flush seat is desired).
Material: Antique/Vintage Natural Chalcedony Agate body of an unusual, highly translucent tortoiseshell and honey-banded coloration.
• Form & Profile: Classic flat spade shape featuring a flared neck, concave mouth rim, narrow mouth, and a narrow concave base. Designed historically as a "Sleeve Bottle" to slide smoothly into traditional robe sleeves.
• Stopper Assembly: High-contrast, vibrant green Peking glass cap(jadeite style) with an intact cork and attached interior scoop spoon.
• Craftsmanship: Extremely well-hollowed with an exceptionally thin-walled, highly compressed side profile. The precise lapidary carving maximizes the stone’s natural light-passing translucency.
• Decoration: Finely incised external line carvings on both broad faces:
◦ Face A: Two traditional square-holed Chinese copper cash coins representing wealth.
◦ Face B: A traditional longevity scene featuring a resting cat beneath bamboo looking up at a flying butterfly.
Provenance & Trade History
• Auction History: Curated and cataloged as part of a verified antique collection lot via an established estate auction venue.
Condition Report
• Overall Condition: Excellent condition. The polished agate body retains a smooth, glassy finish. There are no chips, fractures, or cracks to the flared neck, body, or foot rim.
• Stopper Fit Note: The green Peking glass stopper assembly and original spoon are fully intact. The vintage cork liner currently sits slightly snug inside the narrow neck, causing the stopper to rest just a fraction above the mouth rim (can be easily adjusted or shaved down by the collector if a flush seat is desired).
