**NO RESERVE** A Chinese Agate Carved Mythical Bird Figure. A carved agate figure depicting a mythical bird standing upright, its body adorned with elaborate feather patterns and swirling cloud-like motifs. The bird’s head is crowned with curling adornments, and its beak is sharply defined H: Approximately 14.5cm Provenance: From the collection of a British gentleman, formerly a history professor, assembled over several decades