A RARE WHITE JADE AUBERGINE-SHAPED SNUFF-BOTTLE
QIANLONG
The bottle is carved naturalistically as an aubergine with a leaf-collar of spinach jade around the neck, the matching spinach jade stopper carved as a curled stem (small chip to one leave)
Lot Essay
A similar set of ten 'aubergine' snuff bottles was sold in these Rooms, 1 November 1994, lot 1257.
(US$10,000-13,000)
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