A WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
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A WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE

1750-1850

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A WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850
Of rounded form, the bottle is carved in low relief on one side with a bat flying above a fruiting peach tree growing from the side of a cliff above breaking waves, and on the other side with a boy carrying a fruiting peach branch beside a kneeling boy carrying a covered bowl. The stone is of even white tone.
2 in. (5 cm.) high, quartz stopper with jadeite finial
Provenance
M. J. Nesco Collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1960s.
John Paul Rappolt (1913-2003), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, acquired in Philadelphia, 1966, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Special notice
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).

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