Page 68 - Bonhams Dicker Collection Snuff Bottles March 2015

1097 1097
An inscribed spinach jade snuff bottle
1098 Probably Imperial, Palace Workshops, Beijing. 1770-1800
Of flattened, high-shouldered ovoid form with a short neck, flat lip
66 | BONHAMS and foot, one side neatly incised with an inscription reading ‘Lianzhou
qingwan’ (for refined enjoyment of Lianzhou), followed with a small
cartouche, all heightened in gilt wash; the grass-green stone cast with
lighter and dark gray inclusions.
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
$3,000 - 5,000

Provenance
The Asian Art Studio, Inc.
Kenneth Hark, FL

碧玉刻字描金鼻煙壺

1098
A carved lavender jadeite snuff bottle
1840-1880
The ovoid form bottle with a cylindrical neck, flat lip, oval foot ring,
its body decorated with a wide band framing two opposing taotie
masks carved in relief to the front and reverse; the mostly lavender-
colored stone with pale green and icy-white inclusions, polished to
a bright luster.
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
$3,000 - 5,000

Provenance
The Asian Art Studio, Inc., 2012
A. Klein, CA
The Neal W. and Frances R. Hunter collection

紫羅蘭翡翠刻饕餮神獸紋鼻煙壺