Description
A WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH CENTURY
China, Qing dynasty. Well-hollowed, of flattened rectangular form rising from an oblong recessed foot to a flat lip, the softly polished translucent stone of an even and very pale celadon-white tone.
Provenance: From a private collection, London, United Kingdom, acquired prior to 1995.
Condition: Excellent condition with little wear, a small nibble and abrasion around the foot, some near-invisible natural fissures in the stone.
Stopper: Rose quartz
Weight: 102.3 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 78 mm. Diameter neck 21 mm and mouth 7 mm.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related white jade snuff bottle sold by Bonham’s Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 26 November 2019, lot 66, for HKD $75,625 and another at Christies Hong Kong, erroneously dated to the 19th century, in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 1 December 2010, lot 3150, sold for HKD $112,500.
白玉鼻烟壺,十八世紀
中國,清代。掏膛良好, 扁平的矩形,長圓形的圈足内凹,上升到平坦的唇,表面柔和潤澤,半透明,具有均勻的青白色調。
來源:英國倫敦私人收藏,1995年前購入
品相:品相極好,輕微磨損,足部周圍有小小磕碰和磨損,玉石中有一些幾乎看不見的自然裂縫。
壺蓋:粉晶
重量:102.3 克
尺寸:含蓋高78 毫米,頸部直徑21 毫米,嘴部直徑7 毫米
拍賣結果比較:一件相似白玉鼻烟壺 于2010年12月1日香港佳士得《中國重要陶瓷和工藝品》中斷為十九世紀,拍號3150,成交價HKD $112,500.