A CHINESE JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE AND A JADEITE PENDANT

A CHINESE JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE AND A JADEITE PENDANT

LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD

The snuff bottle carved with a squirrel and a pair of birds amidst pine branches, the pale stone with green and white mottling, the circular pendant formed as a lotus flowerhead with a moveable centrepiece, the celadon stone with white inclusions, 5.9cm and 6.2cm. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Elmut Hanfmann (d.1998) and Dr Ingeborg, and thence by descent.