A WHITE JADEITE 'DRAGONS AMIDST CLOUDS' SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century The body of rounded shape supported on a slightly concave base and below a waisted neck, carved in low relief in the translucent white stone with two four-clawed dragons with scaly bodies and ferocious expressions, their long bodies writhing amidst clouds, stopper. 5.3cm (2 1/8in) high. (2). Footnotes: The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.BMBVWXPM 該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊Ref.BMBVWXPM 十八/十九世紀 翡翠云龍紋鼻煙壺 Provenance: The Ko collection, Turin Christie's London, 8 November 1976, lot 166 Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B24 來源：葛氏舊藏，意大利都靈 倫敦佳士得，1976年11月8日，拍品編號166 Trudy及John Cohen伉儷，藏品編號B24 The Ko collection comprises a group of snuff bottles and related items assembled by the Italian Evaristo Caretti (1879-1955), whose work in the Chinese Postal Service from 1904 to 1947 enabled him to travel widely and build his collection. Formed mainly between 1920 and 1947, his collection of snuff bottles was offered in a series of sales at Christie's London in the 1970s. A related rock crystal snuff bottle carved with dragons amidst clouds, 1750-1860, was sold at Bonhams New York, 16 March 2015, lot 1064. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing