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A white nephrite snuff bottle A white nephrite snuff bottle
1780-1850 1780-1820
Well-hollowed, of elongated tapering form supported on a spreading Very well-hollowed, of spade form with a cylindrical neck, very
oval foot, very subtly waisted neck, flat lip, crisply carved with two faux slightly recessed lip, concave foot, one side carved with a reserve
lion mask-and-ring handles at the shoulders and conforming reserves of a butterfly and a big alert-looking cat on a rocky formation under
on each side, one depicting a scholar playing the flute as he sits on bamboo, the reverse carved in relief with a two-line poem arranged in
rocks under a gnarled pine, the other of a seated male figure in a four vertical lines; the soft-hued white stone with cloud-like and pale
similar setting; the evenly-hued white stone with a very faint celadon russet inclusions.
tinge, marked with oatmeal-like inclusions. 2 1/8 (5.4cm) high
3 1/16in (7.7cm) high $1,500 - 2,500
$2,500 - 4,000
Provenance
Provenance Asian Art Studio, Inc.
B. Wald Collection, acquired 10 June 1987 The Morse Collection

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A white nephrite snuff bottle and snuff dish
1750-1850
The snuff bottle very well-hollowed, designed in the form of a miniature
baluster vase deeply undercut at the neck with two finely detailed
dragon heads atop loop handles suspending a loose ring, the slightly
celadon-tinged stone with paler inclusions and natural fissure lines;
the shallow circular dish with a very short foot ring, carved from a
greenish-white stone with oatmeal inclusions.
2 1/2in (6.4cm) height of bottle
1 3/4in (4.5cm) diameter of dish
$2,500 - 4,000

Provenance
Asiantiques, New York Armory Show, acquired 26 May 1990

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