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A WhITe JAde sNuFF bOTTle, 18Th ceNTuRy

China, Qing dynasty. Well-hollowed, of flattened rectangular form
rising from an oblong recessed foot to a flat lip, the smoothly polished
translucent stone of an even white tone.

Provenance: British private collection.
condition: Excellent condition with little wear, a small abrasion around
the mouth, few almost invisible natural fissures in the stone.
Stopper: Carnelian
Weight: 75.8 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 75 mm. Diameter neck 19 mm and
mouth 6 mm.
AucTION ResulT cOMPARIsON
Compare with a near-identical though
slightly smaller white jade snuff bottle
sold by Bonham’s Hong Kong in Fine
Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 26
November 2019, lot 66, for HKD $75,625.

白玉鼻烟壺，十八世紀
中國，清代。掏膛良好， 扁平的矩形，橢圓形圈足内凹，唇部平坦，表面光滑潤
澤，半透明玉石呈白色調。
來源：英國私人收藏
品相：品相極好，輕微磨損, 嘴部周圍有小擦傷，玉石中幾乎沒有可見的自然裂縫。
壺蓋：紅玉髓
重量：75.8 克
尺寸：含蓋高75 毫米，頸部直徑19 毫米，嘴部直徑6 毫米
拍賣結果比較：一件幾乎一模一樣的白玉鼻烟壺于2019年11月26日于香港邦翰思《
中國陶瓷和工藝品》，拍號 66，成交價HKD $75,625。
estimate euR 800,-
Starting price EUr 400,-

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A WhITe JAde ‘MelON’ sNuFF bOTTle, MId-QINg

China, 1780-1860. Skillfully and naturalistically carved in the form of
two melons with vines around the fruits, the translucent stone with a
smooth, unctuous polish and of an even white tone.

Provenance: From a private collection, London, United Kingdom,
acquired prior to 1995.
condition: Excellent condition with little wear, small abrasions around
the mouth, very few minor and natural inclusions in the stone.

Stopper: Coral
Weight: 38.6 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 65 mm. Diameter mouth 7 mm.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bottle at Sotheby’s
New york in Important Chinese Art, 13 September 2017, lot 39, sold for
USD $15,000.

白玉青瓜鼻烟壺，清代中葉
中國，1780-1860。巧妙而自然地雕刻出兩個青瓜，周圍有瓜藤，半透明的玉石光
滑潤。
來源：英國倫敦私人拍賣行，購於1995年前。
品相：品相極好，些微磨損， 壺嘴周圍小擦傷，玉石内輕微天然雜質。
壺蓋：珊瑚
重量：38.6 克
尺寸：含蓋高65 毫米，嘴部直徑7 毫米
estimate euR 600,-
Starting price EUr 300,-

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