A FINE WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE WITH ORIGINAL SCREW-THREAD STOPPER

PROBABLY IMPERIAL, 1750-1800

Details

A FINE WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE WITH ORIGINAL SCREW-THREAD STOPPER
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, 1750-1800
The bottle has flattened ovoid panels on either side, raised on a shallow concave foot. The matching stopper is carved with a stylised floral knop, with the integral jade shaft carved with a screw-thread which is repeated on the interior of the neck of the bottle. The stone is of an even, pale greenish-white tone.
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high, including stopper

Provenance

Fritz A. Brockelmann Collection, formed in Canton (Guangzhou) between 1883 and 1899
The Estate of Martha M. Renk; sold at Christie's New York, 20 September 2005, lot 483

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Lot Essay

For other examples of jade bottles carved with matching screw-thread stoppers, refer to R. Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles - The White Wings Collection, Hong Kong, 1997, pp. 42-4, nos. 21 and 22, and D. S. K. Low, More Treasures from the Sanctum of Enlightened Respect, Hong Kong, 2002, p. 46, no. 40.

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