Asian Art I - 13th November 2013
Lot 94
λ A very fine Chinese white jade snuff bottle 18th century
Estimate £8,000 - £12,000
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Description
λ A very fine Chinese white jade snuff bottle 18th century, the plain flattened rectangular body with a gently rounded shoulder, raised on a neat oval foot, the stone an even translucent tone, the domed stopper probably tourmaline, the spoon ivory, 7.8cm.
Cf. The National Palace Museum, Lifting the Spirit and Body: The Art and Culture of Snuff Bottles, pp.230-231, where a closely related example is illustrated.
十八世紀 白玉素身鼻煙壺