A SMALL HAIR CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century Of rounded rectangular form, the body raised on a short foot and below a cylindrical neck, a network of black tourmaline needles scattered throughout the crystal on one side and sparsely extending to the reverse, stopper. 3.9cm (1 1/2in) high. (2). Footnotes: The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.SA9VER9P 該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊Ref.SA9VER9P 十八/十九世紀 髮晶素面鼻煙壺 Provenance: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B7, acquired from the above circa 1976 來源：倫敦古董商Sydney L. Moss Ltd. Trudy及John Cohen伉儷，藏品編號B7，約1976年從上處獲得 Hair crystal contains fine, needle-like inclusions which, based on their colour, may be identified as tourmaline in the present lot. While crystal was mined in Fujian, Hubei and Hunan, the general absence of hair crystal carvings prior to the Qing dynasty suggests that the primary source of this material was likely Xinjiang, as its conquest by the Qing dynasty in 1759 would have facilitated access for Chinese lapidaries. Its resemblance to hair, its similarity to calligraphic brushstrokes, and the interpretative possibilities it offered would all have strongly appealed to Chinese taste. Compare with a larger hair crystal snuff bottle of similar shape, 1730-1870, 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.194, which was later sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 May 2014, lot 1039. A related hair crystal snuff bottle, 19th century, was sold at Sotheby's New York, 23 March 2011, lot 769. 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