A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE ‘CARP’ SNUFF BOTTLE, 19TH CENTURY China. Well hollowed, naturalistically carved and incised in the form of a large carp with bulging eyes, its mouth forming the opening of the bottle. The stone of pale celadon color with small russet inclusions.

Provenance: From a private collection in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Condition: Very good condition with light surface scratches and minor nibbling to the lip. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.

Stopper: Coral stopper on silver mounting, carved spoon
Weight: 85 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 98 mm. Diameter mouth 7 mm.

Auction result comparison: Compare a related white jade ‘goldfish’ snuff bottle, dated to the early 18^th-19^th century, at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Snuff Bottles From The Mary And George Bloch Collection: Part VI on 26 May 2013, lot 101, sold for HKD 175,000. Compare also a carved white jade fish form snuff bottle, at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 20 September 2013, lot 1624, sold for USD 10,000.

十九世紀青白玉雕鯉魚鼻烟壺
中國。掏膛良好，隨形雕刻成大鯉魚的形狀，眼睛凸出，嘴巴處包銀成鼻烟壺口。青白色玉料，有少量赤褐色皮。

來源：美國伊利諾斯州芝加哥私人收藏。
品相：狀況極好，表面有輕微劃痕，唇部有輕微磕損。有天然紋理的玉料，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：珊瑚壺蓋，包銀，雕刻的小勺
重量：85 克
尺寸：含壺蓋高98 毫米，嘴部直徑7 毫米.

拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近白玉金魚鼻烟壺，十八世紀初至十九世紀，見香港蘇富比Snuff Bottles From The Mary And George Bloch Collection: Part VI 2013年5月26日 lot 101, 售價HKD 175,000；比較一件白玉雕魚形鼻烟壺，見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2013年9月20日 lot 1624, 售價USD 10,000。