Chinese, late 19th/early 20th century, mottled gray and orange stone, red cap with bone or ivory spoon, 2-3/4 in.

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Provenance: Private Collection, Greenville, North Carolina

inclusions (some surface reaching) with possible areas of infill, faint tool marks, cap does not sit flush, nicks to spoon edges, light scratchesÿ