An agate snuff bottle with horse and pine, 1760-1880. Photo Bonhams.

Of compressed globular form, with a concave lip, well-hollowed interior and oval foot rim surrounding a flat foot, the natural inclusions carved in high relief to represent a piebald horse beneath a pine with a lingzhi fungus adjacent, reversed by a monkey seated on a rock, holding a peach and coyly glancing over its shoulder. 2 1/4in (5.7cm) high. Estimate US$ 2,500 - 4,000 (€1,800 - 2,900)

Bonhams.CHINESE ART FROM THE SCHOLAR'S STUDIO. 17 Mar 2014, New York - www.bonhams.com