A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE ‘PEBBLE’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY China, 18^th century. Smoothly polished and well hollowed, keeping the natural irregular shape of the pebble, the translucent pale celadon stone accented with a delicate patch of russet and gray as well as russet veins and icy inclusions.

Provenance: French trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, light surface scratches, and minuscule nibbling to the mouth. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.

Stopper: The coral stopper attached to a silvered metal collar in the form of stiff leaves. Carved spoon.
Weight: 120 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 86 mm. Diameter mouth 5 mm.

Auction result comparison: Compare a white and russet jade ‘pebble’ snuff bottle, dated 1750-1850, at Christie’s New York in A Collecting Legacy: Fine Chinese Jade Carvings and Works of Art from the Lizzadro Collection on 21 March 2013, lot 896, sold for USD 30,000.

清代青白玉山子鼻烟壺
中國，十八世紀。表面光滑，掏膛良好。保持了山子自然不規則形狀，半透明的青白玉石點綴著精緻的赤褐色和灰色以及赤褐色紋理。

來源：法國古玩收藏。
品相：狀況極好，磨損輕微，表面有輕微劃痕，唇部有輕微的磕損。天然紋理的石料，隨著時間的推移，其中一些可能已經發展成細小的裂縫。

壺蓋：珊瑚包銀，在頸部成葉子形；雕刻小勺
重量：120 克
尺寸：含壺蓋高86 毫米，唇部直徑5 毫米

拍賣結果比較：比較一件1750-1850年白玉山子鼻烟壺，見紐約佳士得A Collecting Legacy: Fine Chinese Jade Carvings and Works of Art from the Lizzadro Collection 2013年3月21日 lot 896, 售價USD 30,000。