AN APPLE-GREEN JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century The flattened ovoid body well-hollowed, supported on a flat oval base and rising to a cylindrical neck with slightly concave mouth rim, the semi-translucent stone of attractive apple-green hue with gentle mottling, stopper. 5.4cm (2 1/8in) high. (2). Footnotes: 十九世紀 翡翠鼻煙壺 Provenance: Robert Hall, London Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B11, acquired from the above circa 1979 來源：Robert Hall，倫敦 Trudy及John Cohen伉儷，藏品編號B11，約1979年從上處獲得 While nephrite was historically more common in China, jadeite from Burma became especially prized for its greater translucency and vivid colours. Following the Qing's military expansion over parts of Burma, improved trade connections facilitated more direct access to Burmese jadeite deposits. This highly valued material thus became increasingly available to the Qing Court, where luxury works such as snuff bottles were produced. An apple-green jadeite snuff bottle, 18th/19th century, is illustrated by H.Moss, V.Graham, and K.B.Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol.1, Hong Kong, 1995, no.180, and was later sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 May 2014, lot 1063. A related jadeite snuff bottle, 19th century, was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 5 May 2025, lot 86. 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