A FINE CHINESE GILT DECORATED SOAPSTONE SNUFF BOTTLE

18TH/19TH CENTURY

With a flattened ovoid body, carved with an intricate openwork cash design to one side and quatre-lobed panel to the reverse, with a spray of peonies in shallow relief against a dense wave pattern, with a band of ruyi-heads to the shoulder, the buff stone with red striations, 4.5cm.

Cf. Christie's New York, 14th September 2016, The Ruth and Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles Part III, lot 478 for a similar example.