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A fine white nephrite snuff bottle A white nephrite ‘silk purse’ A white nephrite snuff bottle
1750-1800 snuff bottle The bottle: 1750-1850
Well-hollowed, of rounded rectangular form Possibly Imperial, Palace Workshops, The rounded rectangular bottle resting on an
with a short, cylindrical neck, flat lip, fine Beijing, 1780-1850 oval foot ring, rising to a cylindrical neck, flat
oval foot ring; the evenly-hued white stone Of flattened semi-circular form, expertly lip, carved from a evenly-hued white stone
polished to an attractive soft luster. carved to the front and reverse in relief with with a very faint gray tone; one side glued
2 7/16in (6.2cm) high grooves imitating the pleats of a silk purse with a later added coral plaque carved with
$3,000 - 5,000 and gathered at the short neck, each of a female figure holding a fan standing next to
the narrow sides with a pair of apertures chrysanthemum flowers.
Provenance for attachment bordered with symmetrically 2 9/16in (6.6cm) high
Eldred’s, 25 August 2000 designed with leafy lotus flowers carved in $2,000 - 3,000
the Strong National Museum of Play, the Mughal style; the mostly white stone with
Rochester, NY cloud-like inclusions. Provenance
2in (5.1cm) high Rare Art, New York, October 1995
白玉素面鼻煙壺 $5,000 - 7,000
白玉嵌鏤雕珊瑚人物鼻煙壺

Provenance
Christie’s New York, 21 March 2002, lot 224
Blanche B. Exstein
Hilda Somers collection, acquired in 1946
Yang & Co., Hong Kong

Snuff bottles of this design, carved from
jade as well as agate, copied the standard
pouches or purses worn with official dress at
Court. They were probably made at or for the
Court, and are both a status symbol and an
amusing reference to an official career.

白玉荷包型鼻煙壺

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