A good Chinese archaistic white jade snuff bottle, 1780-1850...

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185 - A good Chinese archaistic white jade snuff bottle, 1780-1850, of flattened flask form, well hollowed...

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£3,800

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A good Chinese archaistic white jade snuff bottle, 1780-1850, of flattened flask form, well hollowed and finely carved in relief with archaistic C-shaped scrolls, the neck with a keywork band, on a recessed oval foot, the white stone of good tone with occasional pale russet inclusions, 5.3cm high, gilt copper and malachite stopper

Provenance: The owners parents lived in Hong Kong before 1940 when they purchased this snuff bottle, thence by family descent.

More Information

Slight abrasion to the inside edge of the mouth, natural inclusions to the stone, in good condition.

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Auction Date:

27th Jun 23 at 9:30am BST