PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF KIM GREEN A YELLOW SERPENTINE SNUFF BOTTLE WITH APANYING DISH1800-1860 Of a squared form with rounded shoulders and a cylindrical neck, with a neatly carved oval footrim, very well-hollowed, the stone of a well-patinated soft olive-yellow tone; stopper; together with an oval shaped snuff dish carved with an oval footrim, the upper face slightly concave. Bottle: 2 1/2in (6.2cm) high; dish: 2 5/8in (6.4cm) diam (2). 1800-1860年 黃色蛇紋石鼻煙壺及鼻煙碟 Provenance: Collection of John Ault (1923-2014), Bangkok Robert Kleiner, London, 25 October 2005 Kim Green (1958-2017) Collection, no. 93 來源： John Ault（1923-2014）舊藏，曼谷 倫敦Robert Kleiner舊藏，2005年10月25日 Kim Green（1958-2017）舊藏，藏品編號93 There are up to twenty different varieties of serpentine, but all are rock-forming minerals. The range of colors runs from white, through to yellow, green, brown and even black with the majority of pieces being of olive-green tone. This example is of yellow tone and has an appealing translucency. For a similar bottle see Moss, Graham and Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle,. The J & J Collection , Vol.1, 1993, pp. 141, no. 76.