Page 66 - Bonhams Dicker Collection Snuff Bottles March 2015

1093 1094

1093 1094
A white nephrite snuff bottle with russet skin A russet and white nephrite snuff bottle
1780-1820 1750-1820
Retaining the natural form of the original pebble, the bottle designed Well-hollowed, of irregular pebble form, one side carved in relief
as a fruit with a woody stem surrounding its mouth and issuing large with bamboo and orchid issuing from rock formation, the reverse
leaves, some leaves shaped to best utilize the russet patches in the undecorated, revealing the rich russet inclusions in the off-white stone.
white matrix, with a butterfly landed to the lower section of the fruit. 2 3/8in (6cm) high
2 3/16in (5.6cm) high $2,000 - 3,000
$4,000 - 6,000
Provenance
Provenance Bernard Wald, New York, 20 June 2000
The Asian Art Studio, Inc., 2008
A private South-Western collection 白玉竹影蘭花鼻煙壺

帶皮白玉果形鼻煙壺

64 | BONHAMS