AN EMERALD GREEN-FLECKED JADEITE BOTTLE

1790-1880

Details

AN EMERALD GREEN-FLECKED JADEITE BOTTLE
1790-1880
Of small rounded spade shape, the stone of extremely attractive even apple-green tone with feathery swirls of pale emerald green, stopper
1.13/16in. (4.6cm.) high

Provenance

Bob C. Stevens Collection
Sotheby's, New York, 25 June 1982, lot 162

Literature

Bob C. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, Tokyo, 1976, pp. 122-123, no. 441
Chinese Snuff Bottles & Dishes from the Bob C. Stevens Collection, Mikimoto, Tokyo, 1978, Catalogue, no. 200

Exhibited

Mikimoto, Tokyo, Japan, 1978, no. 200

Lot Essay

For another small bottle of similar type see Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Hong Kong, 1995, pp. 456-457, no. 180.

For a similar bottle, see Christie's, Hong Kong, 31 March - 1 April, 1992, lot 1576.

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