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A RARE FACETED AQUAMARINE SNUFF BOTTLE, 1760-1860
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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A RARE FACETED AQUAMARINE SNUFF BOTTLE, 1760-1860

China. Well hollowed, of rectangular form and square section, supported on a short foot and surmounted by a cylindrical neck with flat lip. The transparent stone is of a pale greenish-blue color with silvery inclusions.

Provenance
: Acquired from a southern California private estate via the local auction market.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, minuscule nibbling to the rims, and natural fissures, some of which have developed into thin hairlines.

Stopper: Aquamarine on metal collar, carved spoon
Weight: 38.5 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 63 mm. Diameter neck 15 mm and mouth 5 mm.

While the finest gemstones of aquamarine are of flawless blue color, pieces large enough to be fashioned into a snuff bottle are never flawless. The majority of aquamarine snuff bottles date from the late Qing/20th century, but the material was popular at Court during the second half of the 18th century and into the early 19th century. This bottle is part of a small group of plain, thick-walled Imperial snuff bottles in the material from that period. The thickness of the walls deliberately reveals the depth of the color of the stone.

The use of aquamarine for snuff bottles greatly increased after 1759, when the area where it was mined in Xinjiang, was conquered by the Chinese. Large quantities of the stone were sent as tributes to the Court, with the best stones reserved for imperial use.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 22 March 2011, lot 98
Price: USD 10,370 or approx. EUR 13,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare aquamarine oval cylindrical snuff bottle, 1800-1860
Expert remark: Compare the closely related stone. Note the different form and the size (4.6 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 March 2013, lot 1008
Price: USD 68,750 or approx. EUR 85,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare aquamarine snuff bottle, 1760-1800
Expert remark: Compare the closely related stone. Note the different form and the size (6 cm).

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拍品估价:600 - 1,200 欧元 起拍价格:600 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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