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By the 1800s, most of European nobility was enchanted by carved stone animals produced by Fabergé. These little creatures were inspired by Japanese netsuke. In Japanese culture, bats often represent good luck, which is perhaps the inspiration for this little citrine bat produced around 1900.

Fabergé, Bat, Carved citrine, c. 1900, @bonhams1793

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