A YELLOW JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY
China, 1750-1820. Well hollowed, the soft-hued translucent stone of a creamy yellow tone with areas of cloudy white inclusions, the shoulders carved with lion mask handles. The rounded rectangular body rising from a short oval foot to a cylindrical neck.

Provenance: The Professor Marcel Van Eyck (1910-1993) Collection of Chinese snuff bottles, acquired in Shanghai in the 1960s. Christies, Art d'Asie, 9 June 2015, lot 86. A French collector, acquired from the above.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and some nibbling.

Stopper: Carnelian cabochon with amber glass collar
Weight: 84.4 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 75 mm. Diameter neck 19 mm and mouth 8 mm

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related yellow jade snuff bottle at Bonhams New York in Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Barbara and Marvin Dicker on 16 March 2015, lot 1091, sold for USD 32,500, and another at Christie's New York in The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part II on 16 March 2016, lot 410, sold for USD 62,500.

清代黃玉輔首鼻烟壺
中國，1750-1820年。掏膛良好，黃玉，色調柔和，具有半透明的白色絮狀内含物，肩上雕刻獅面輔首。素面折方形，橢圓形的底足，圓柱形的頸部。

來源：Marcel Van Eyck (1910-1993) 教授中國鼻烟壺收藏，購於1960年代上海。法國私人藏家購於2015年6月9日佳士得Art d'Asie 拍場lot 86。
圖片：Marcel Van Eyck (1910-1993) 教授
品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損，有些磕損。

壺蓋：紅玉髓蓋，琥珀色料托
重量：84.4 克
尺寸：總高75 毫米，頸部直徑19 毫米，嘴部直徑8 毫米

拍賣結果比較：一件相近黃玉鼻烟壺見紐約邦翰斯Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Barbara and Marvin Dicker 拍場，2015年3月16日 lot 1091, 售價USD 32,500, ；另一件見紐約佳士得The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part II 拍場，2016年3月16日 lot 410, 售價USD 62,500.