A PALE CELADON JADE MELON-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE, QING
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A PALE CELADON JADE MELON-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY
China, 18th-19th century. Well hollowed through a small mouth, carved in relief to each side with a melon growing from a leafy scrolling vine above a butterfly near the base, the translucent stone of an even tone with few opaque icy white striations.
Provenance: From a private collection in Chicago, Illinois, USA, and thence by descent.
Condition: Good condition with significant wear, some nibbling to edges, traces of use.
Stopper: Carved coral branch with fine spoon
Weight: 101.7 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 100 mm. Diameter mouth 7 mm
The melon and butterfly form the rebus 'guadie mianmian', which is a wish for numerous descendants. This was a popular motif during the Qing dynasty, and there are several white jade bottles with this design illustrated in Chang Lin-sheng, Snuff Bottles in the Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1991, nos. 142, 143, 145, 146 and 153.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but smaller bottle at Sotheby's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 18-19 March 2014, lot 344, sold for USD 5,000, and another at Sotheby's New York in Chinese Art on 21 March 2015, lot 830, sold for USD 10,000.
清代青白玉瓜瓞綿綿鼻烟壺
中國，十八至十九世紀。小口，深腹，玉質堅硬緻密，勻淨潤澤。煙壺呈瓜形，表面浮雕枝藤盤繞，在瓜蝶輪廓上以淺刻勾畫出枝葉筋脈。
來源：美國芝加哥私人收藏，保存至今。
品相：狀況良好，有明顯的磨損，有些磕損，使用痕跡。
壺蓋：珊瑚枝蓋，小壺匙
重量：101.7 克
尺寸：總高100 毫米，嘴部直徑7 毫米
瓜果為農間常見果蔬，取其形制以煙壺，與蝴蝶相伴，取秋熟豐收之意，亦有寓意家族興旺、多子多孫。
拍賣結果比較：一件相近但更小的鼻烟壺見紐約蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 拍場，2014年3月18-19日 lot 344, 售價USD 5,000, ；另一件見紐約蘇富比 Chinese Art拍場，2015年3月21日lot 830, 售價USD 10,000.
China, 18th-19th century. Well hollowed through a small mouth, carved in relief to each side with a melon growing from a leafy scrolling vine above a butterfly near the base, the translucent stone of an even tone with few opaque icy white striations.
Provenance: From a private collection in Chicago, Illinois, USA, and thence by descent.
Condition: Good condition with significant wear, some nibbling to edges, traces of use.
Stopper: Carved coral branch with fine spoon
Weight: 101.7 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 100 mm. Diameter mouth 7 mm
The melon and butterfly form the rebus 'guadie mianmian', which is a wish for numerous descendants. This was a popular motif during the Qing dynasty, and there are several white jade bottles with this design illustrated in Chang Lin-sheng, Snuff Bottles in the Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1991, nos. 142, 143, 145, 146 and 153.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but smaller bottle at Sotheby's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 18-19 March 2014, lot 344, sold for USD 5,000, and another at Sotheby's New York in Chinese Art on 21 March 2015, lot 830, sold for USD 10,000.
清代青白玉瓜瓞綿綿鼻烟壺
中國，十八至十九世紀。小口，深腹，玉質堅硬緻密，勻淨潤澤。煙壺呈瓜形，表面浮雕枝藤盤繞，在瓜蝶輪廓上以淺刻勾畫出枝葉筋脈。
來源：美國芝加哥私人收藏，保存至今。
品相：狀況良好，有明顯的磨損，有些磕損，使用痕跡。
壺蓋：珊瑚枝蓋，小壺匙
重量：101.7 克
尺寸：總高100 毫米，嘴部直徑7 毫米
瓜果為農間常見果蔬，取其形制以煙壺，與蝴蝶相伴，取秋熟豐收之意，亦有寓意家族興旺、多子多孫。
拍賣結果比較：一件相近但更小的鼻烟壺見紐約蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 拍場，2014年3月18-19日 lot 344, 售價USD 5,000, ；另一件見紐約蘇富比 Chinese Art拍場，2015年3月21日lot 830, 售價USD 10,000.
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A PALE CELADON JADE MELON-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE, QING
Estimate €300 - €600
Mar 05, 2021
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A PALE CELADON JADE MELON-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY
China, 18th-19th century. Well hollowed through a small mouth, carved in relief to each side with a melon growing from a leafy scrolling vine above a butterfly near the base, the translucent stone of an even tone with few opaque icy white striations.
Provenance: From a private collection in Chicago, Illinois, USA, and thence by descent.
Condition: Good condition with significant wear, some nibbling to edges, traces of use.
Stopper: Carved coral branch with fine spoon
Weight: 101.7 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 100 mm. Diameter mouth 7 mm
The melon and butterfly form the rebus 'guadie mianmian', which is a wish for numerous descendants. This was a popular motif during the Qing dynasty, and there are several white jade bottles with this design illustrated in Chang Lin-sheng, Snuff Bottles in the Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1991, nos. 142, 143, 145, 146 and 153.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but smaller bottle at Sotheby's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 18-19 March 2014, lot 344, sold for USD 5,000, and another at Sotheby's New York in Chinese Art on 21 March 2015, lot 830, sold for USD 10,000.
清代青白玉瓜瓞綿綿鼻烟壺
中國，十八至十九世紀。小口，深腹，玉質堅硬緻密，勻淨潤澤。煙壺呈瓜形，表面浮雕枝藤盤繞，在瓜蝶輪廓上以淺刻勾畫出枝葉筋脈。
來源：美國芝加哥私人收藏，保存至今。
品相：狀況良好，有明顯的磨損，有些磕損，使用痕跡。
壺蓋：珊瑚枝蓋，小壺匙
重量：101.7 克
尺寸：總高100 毫米，嘴部直徑7 毫米
瓜果為農間常見果蔬，取其形制以煙壺，與蝴蝶相伴，取秋熟豐收之意，亦有寓意家族興旺、多子多孫。
拍賣結果比較：一件相近但更小的鼻烟壺見紐約蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 拍場，2014年3月18-19日 lot 344, 售價USD 5,000, ；另一件見紐約蘇富比 Chinese Art拍場，2015年3月21日lot 830, 售價USD 10,000.
China, 18th-19th century. Well hollowed through a small mouth, carved in relief to each side with a melon growing from a leafy scrolling vine above a butterfly near the base, the translucent stone of an even tone with few opaque icy white striations.
Provenance: From a private collection in Chicago, Illinois, USA, and thence by descent.
Condition: Good condition with significant wear, some nibbling to edges, traces of use.
Stopper: Carved coral branch with fine spoon
Weight: 101.7 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 100 mm. Diameter mouth 7 mm
The melon and butterfly form the rebus 'guadie mianmian', which is a wish for numerous descendants. This was a popular motif during the Qing dynasty, and there are several white jade bottles with this design illustrated in Chang Lin-sheng, Snuff Bottles in the Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1991, nos. 142, 143, 145, 146 and 153.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but smaller bottle at Sotheby's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 18-19 March 2014, lot 344, sold for USD 5,000, and another at Sotheby's New York in Chinese Art on 21 March 2015, lot 830, sold for USD 10,000.
清代青白玉瓜瓞綿綿鼻烟壺
中國，十八至十九世紀。小口，深腹，玉質堅硬緻密，勻淨潤澤。煙壺呈瓜形，表面浮雕枝藤盤繞，在瓜蝶輪廓上以淺刻勾畫出枝葉筋脈。
來源：美國芝加哥私人收藏，保存至今。
品相：狀況良好，有明顯的磨損，有些磕損，使用痕跡。
壺蓋：珊瑚枝蓋，小壺匙
重量：101.7 克
尺寸：總高100 毫米，嘴部直徑7 毫米
瓜果為農間常見果蔬，取其形制以煙壺，與蝴蝶相伴，取秋熟豐收之意，亦有寓意家族興旺、多子多孫。
拍賣結果比較：一件相近但更小的鼻烟壺見紐約蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 拍場，2014年3月18-19日 lot 344, 售價USD 5,000, ；另一件見紐約蘇富比 Chinese Art拍場，2015年3月21日lot 830, 售價USD 10,000.
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