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A ‘CHICKEN BONE’ JADE SNUFF BOTTLE A RUSSET AND YELLOW JADE PEBBLE-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850 1750-1850
Of flattened pear shape with a flat lip, supported on an oval foot ring, Conforming to the natural shape of the pebble, the interior well-
each face similarly carved in low relief with an elephant supporting a hollowed, the smoothly polished yellow stone with patches of russet
vase on its back against a ground of dense swirling clouds, the beige and some opaque white inclusions.
stone with russet veining. 1 7/8in (4.7cm) long
2 5/8in (6.6cm) high
$1,500 - 2,000
$1,500 - 2,000
1750-1850年 褐斑黃玉雕卵石形鼻煙壺
1780-1850年 雞骨玉雕太平景象紋鼻煙壺
Provenance
Provenance Acquired in 1967
Eldred’s Auction, Massachusetts, 27-29 August 2009, lot 329

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