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A FINE JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE A SHADOW AGATE ‘MAGPIES’ SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century 19th century
The bottle of compressed globular form rising from a recessed base Well hollowed, of square form with rounded corners, the narrow sides
to a cylindrical neck, the icy-green stone with cloudy white and apple flanked by animal mask and ring handles, the inclusions to one side
green inclusions. carved to suggest two magpies perched on a leafy branches with the
4.8cm (2in) high. sun overhead.
5.5cm (2 2/8in) high.
£4,000 - 6,000
CNY36,000 - 53,000 £1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
十九世紀 翠玉光素鼻煙壺
十九世紀 皮影瑪瑙喜上梅梢鼻煙壺
Provenance: a distinguished Asian private collection
Provenance: a distinguished Asian private collection
來源： 顯貴亞洲私人收藏
來源： 顯貴亞洲私人收藏
A related smoothly carved jadeite snuff bottle, circa 1780-1850, was
sold in our New York Rooms, 16 March 2015, lot 1096. Compare with a related shadow agate ‘magpie’ snuff bottle, 18th/19th
century, which was sold at Sotheby’s New York, 13-14 September
2016, lot 221.

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