15. GRANDE TABATIÈRE EN AGATE SCULPTÉE École de Suzhou, 1770-1850 A LARGE SILHOUETTE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE Suzhou-School, 1770-1850 Of rounded form and generous proportions, carved on one side following the natural inclusions of the stone with a monkey seated on a rock, the other side with a horse trotting along, a bee hovering above, stopper. 8.5cm (3 3/8in) high. (2). 1770-1850 蘇作瑪瑙巧雕「馬上封侯」大鼻煙壺 Provenance: A European private collection 來源： 歐洲私人收藏 The present lot creates a pun for the phrase mashang fenghou by borrowing the pronunciation in Chinese for being on the top of a horse (mashang), bee (feng), and monkey (hou). It is applied to wish someone to be promoted to a higher rank soon.