A SMALL JASPER SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century The compressed rounded body rising from a flat oval base to a cylindrical neck, the attractive olive-green stone marked with russet streaks undulating down the body, stopper. 4.1cm (1 5/8in) high. (2). Footnotes: The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.CSAZ54DR 該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊Ref.CSAZ54DR 十八/十九世紀 素面碧石鼻煙壺 Provenance: Estelle Chapman, London Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B6, acquired from the above circa 1975 來源：Estelle Chapman，倫敦 Trudy及John Cohen伉儷，藏品編號B6，約1975年從上處獲得 Jasper's vibrant colours derive from ferrous oxide and hydroxide for the green, and ferric oxide for the red. Widely used in snuff bottle production, jasper was often left plain to showcase the stone's natural patterns. In the present lot, the rich red streaks sweep down across the surface, evoking brushstrokes and landscape imagery well aligned with literati taste. Compare with a slightly larger jasper snuff bottle, 18th century, in the collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art (acc.no.C1979.0133). See also a related jasper snuff bottle, 1750-1880, illustrated by H.Moss, V.Graham, and K.B.Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol.2.1, Hong Kong, 1998, no.204, which was later sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 26 May 2013, lot 177. A related jasper snuff bottle, 18th/19th century, is illustrated by B.Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, Tokyo, 1976, pl.507, and was later sold at Sotheby's New York, 29 March 2022, lot 586. 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