A JADEITE ‘CHILONG’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTYWhite jadeite with splashes of apple and spinach green, good surface polishChina, 18th – 19th centuryCarved in high relief and with neatly incised detail work to depict a Chilong climbing up the frontside of the bottle. The reverse left plain to reveal the beauty of the jade.Shape: Rectangular with rounded shouldersHollowing: GoodMouth, neck and lip: Short sprawling and cylindric neck with slanted lip Base: Oval with broad raised foot rimStopper: Green aventurine cabochonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 7.1 cm.Width of the mouth: 7 mm.Width of the neck: 21 mm.Weight: 101 gramsCondition: Excellent with some old wearProvenance: UK private collectionAuction result comparison: FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Sotheby's, 25 APRIL 2004, HONG KONG, lot 351. (for another jadeite 'chilong' bottle)翡翠雕螭龍鼻烟壺，清代白色翡翠漂綠，表面光滑中國， 十八至十九世紀壺型：扁平長方形圓肩掏膛：規整壺口、頸與唇部：短直頸，撇唇底足：橢圓高圈足壺蓋：綠色東陵石壺高（含壺蓋）：7.1 厘米口徑：7 毫米壺頸寬：21 毫米重量：101 克品相：極好，一些年代痕跡來源：英國私人收藏