A RUSSET AND YELLOW JADE PEBBLE 'AUBERGINE' SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century The yellow pebble suffused with russet, realistically carved to depict an aubergine with leaves wrapped around its upper section and a beetle climbing up its flesh, the branch creating a natural loop through which is attached a pendant cord, stopper. 6cm (2 3/8in) long. (2). Footnotes: 十九世紀 黃玉帶皮巧雕茄子形鼻煙壺 Provenance: Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B60/P39, acquired in the 1980s Exhibited: The Trudy and John Cohen Collection of Chinese Pendants, Robert Hall Gallery, London, 1987 (illustrated on the exhibition poster) 來源：Trudy及John Cohen伉儷，藏品編號B60/P39，獲得於1980年代 展覽：《The Trudy and John Cohen Collection of Chinese Pendants》，Robert Hall Gallery，倫敦，1987年（列於展覽海報） In the present lot, the pebble is subtly carved as a leafy aubergine, a motif associated with fecundity and career progression. The bottle also functions as a pendant and was likely adapted from one originally. Compare with a jade 'aubergine' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, in the collection of the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath (BATEA:1762). See a leafy fruit-shaped snuff bottle, 18th/19th century, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 17 March 2025, lot 249. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing