Asian Art I - 12th November 2014
Lot 16
A Chinese pale celadon jade snuff bottle 19th century
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £1200
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Description
A Chinese pale celadon jade snuff bottle 19th century, the flattened ovoid body carved in shallow relief to each side with a stylized phoenix, the stone with speckled russet-brown striations, the stopper in jadeite, 8.5cm.
Provenance: from the estate of Johanna Joan Austin, member of the Oriental Ceramic Society 1975-2013.