Very Fine Chinese 19th Century deep Pink Tourmaline Snuff Bottle, well hollowed and carved to the outside as a large gourd or melon with 2 small Squirrels and Vines with leaves and small gourds with a tiny Beetle near the slightly recessed mouth ring all in detailed high relief; modern green glass "stem" cover. Height 1 7/8 inches (4.7 cm.). PROVENANCE: Purchased from Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2000, to the Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles, sold at Christie's, New York 13 September 2017, the Barron Collection Part V, Lot 284 as 1860-1930 with note: "long attributed to the late Qing dynasty or Republic period, recent scholarship has revealed that tourmaline bottles were also made during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. See Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 3, Hong Kong, 1998, pp. 103-5, no. 407, for a discussion of tourmaline bottles and the scholarship leading to this re-attribution."

Light age related wear, the stone with natural lines or inclusions. NOTE: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Eddie's Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging.