TWO JADE SNUFF BOTTLESWhite and russet jade bottle: 1750-1850
Black jade bottle: 1750-1820
The first, a very well-hollowed natural pebble-form bottle, the soft-hued white stone with attractive russet inclusions; the second, an elongated slender bottLe on a raised and recessed oval foot, with a waisted neck, flat lip, the predominantly black jade marked with a large beige patch on one narrow side.
2 1/2in (6.4cm); 3 1/8in (8cm) high (2).FootnotesProvenance:
White and russet jade bottle:
Kitty Higgins Far Eastern Art, Washington, D. C., May 1987
Kim Green collection no. 6
Black jade bottle:
Michael Hughes, LLC, New York, 15 May 2010
Kim Green collection no. 114
TWO JADE SNUFF BOTTLESWhite and russet jade bottle: 1750-1850
Black jade bottle: 1750-1820
The first, a very well-hollowed natural pebble-form bottle, the soft-hued white stone with attractive russet inclusions; the second, an elongated slender bottLe on a raised and recessed oval foot, with a waisted neck, flat lip, the predominantly black jade marked with a large beige patch on one narrow side.
2 1/2in (6.4cm); 3 1/8in (8cm) high (2).FootnotesProvenance:
White and russet jade bottle:
Kitty Higgins Far Eastern Art, Washington, D. C., May 1987
Kim Green collection no. 6
Black jade bottle:
Michael Hughes, LLC, New York, 15 May 2010
Kim Green collection no. 114
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