A HUMORISTIC ‘LIU HAI’ SHADOW AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE, OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1750-1850

The agate of very light and even cream color, with barely any inclusions, a darker layer carved in high relief, neatly incised detail work, good polish
China, 1750-1850

Here comes a humoristic variation of the subject with Liu Hai using his string of cash as a skipping rope while the three-legged toad is attentively watching the scene.

Shape: Bulbous square shape with rounded shoulders
Hollowing: Very good, with the interior profile precisely following the exterior shape
Mouth, neck and lip: Short, broad and cylindric neck with curved top and small mouth
Base: Oval recessed base with raised and rounded oval foot rim
Design, marks, school: Official school
Stopper: Coral on green platelet, good spoon
Height of the bottle with stopper: 6.9 cm.
Width of the mouth: 6 mm.
Width of the neck: 19 mm.
Weight: 50.8 grams
Condition: Absolutely perfect
Provenance: From the collection of Mary Ann Edmondson Bresee, Georgia, USA, avid collector and former member of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society. Her grandfather was Walter T. Candler, son of Asa G. Candler, the founder of the Coca-Cola Company. Her bottles were exhibited both at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens and the Norton Museum of Art.

官家工坊影子瑪瑙巧雕劉海戯金蟾鼻烟壺，1750-1850
色澤輕盈，幾乎為奶油色，幾乎沒有任何夾雜物，顔色較深処巧雕人物，細緻入微，抛光良好
中國， 1750-1850
壺型： 方球形圓肩
掏膛： 非常好，隨壺身形狀成形
壺口、頸與唇部：壺頸短且寬，呈直筒狀，瓶口頂部不平，小口
底足： 橢圓形内凹足
造型、落款及流派：官家工坊
壺蓋： 珊瑚，綠色托片，壺杓保存良好
壺高（含壺蓋）： 6.9 厘米
口徑： 6 毫米
壺頸寬： 19 毫米
重量： 50.8 克
品相： 絕對完美
來源： 美國喬治亞州 Mary Ann Edmondson Bresee收藏，狂熱的收藏傢，曾是國際中國鼻烟壺收藏協會會員。她的祖父是Walter T. Candler，Asa G. Candler的兒子，可口可樂公司成立人。她的鼻烟壺曾在the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens美術館及the Norton Museum of Art美術館展出過。