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A yellow and russet nephrite snuff bottle                                    A white jade snuff bottle
1780-1840                                                                    1760-1820
Of rounded rectangular form with sharply sloping shoulders, with a flat lip  The eight paneled faceted pear-shaped body supported by a concave
and neatly finished oval foot rim, the body carved in a continuous scene     circular base under a well-finished plain banded mouth rim with concave
with a monkey presenting a peach to a female immortal beneath a pine,        edge and narrow opening, the stone a pale white color of even tone.
overhead a bat flying amid the clouds.                                       2 1/4in (5.5cm) high
2 1/2in (6.3cm) high                                                         $1,000 - 1,500
$2,500 - 4,000

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