Lot Essay
From the Beijing Palace workshop
Details
A FINE IMPERIAL WHITE JADE MUGHAL-STYLE FOOTED SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1880
The translucent stone of even white tone, well hollowed and carved in low relief on each side with a pair of formal scrolling fern stems suspended from a ribbon around the shoulder, two small handles on the neck, supported by four small feet issuing from lion-masks, stopper, box
1780-1880
The translucent stone of even white tone, well hollowed and carved in low relief on each side with a pair of formal scrolling fern stems suspended from a ribbon around the shoulder, two small handles on the neck, supported by four small feet issuing from lion-masks, stopper, box
Provenance
Eric Young, sold in London, 13 October 1987, lot 134
Bob C. Stevens, sold in New York, 25 June 1982, lot 154
Bob C. Stevens, sold in New York, 25 June 1982, lot 154
Literature
Hugh Moss, Chinese Snuff Bottles, no. 4, p. 35, no. 2
Bob Stevens, op. cit., no. 1013, as a favourite bottle
Bob Stevens, op. cit., no. 1013, as a favourite bottle
Exhibited
Mikimoto Hall, Tokyo, October 1978, Catalogue, no. 166