Asian Art I - 21st May 2014

Lot 133

A rare Chinese yellowish-green jade snuff bottle Qianlong 1736-95

Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £40000

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Description

A rare Chinese yellowish-green jade snuff bottle Qianlong 1736-95, the tapering body carved in relief with four rows of studs above formal pointed lappets, the shoulder with ram's head handles, 6.8cm.

Provenance: Allan Gibson Hughes (1889-1938), of Chalfont, The Mount, Shrewsbury.