A PLAIN WHITE AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1850Nephrite of ochre-white color with hues of russet, excellent surface polishChina, 1750-1850 The superbly hollowed bottle of classic form, with two separate clouds of russet slightly flattened by the carver. The backside is of pure and even color. Overall a simple yet striking bottle.Shape: Rounded, slightly bulbous square shapeHollowing: Excellent, the weight of the bottle alone is only 59.3 grams!Mouth, neck and lip: Broad and short cylindric neck, flat top and small mouthBase: Raised oval foot rim and large oval baseStopper: Glass in imitation of coral on a gilt bronze platelet, with a very nice old spoon elegantly carved of stag antlerHeight of the bottle with stopper: 7.1 cm.Width of the mouth: 19 mm.Width of the neck: 6 mm.Weight: 72.2 gramsCondition: Absolutely perfect condition, one natural fissure to the mineralProvenance: American private collectionAuction result comparison: A Collecting Legacy: Fine Chinese Jade Carvings and Works of Art from the Lizzadro Collection. Christies, New York, 21 March 2013, lot 895. (for a similar bottle, the russet being mottled instead of concentrated in two clouds) Part II of the same sale, 19 September 2013, lot 1230. (for a pebble bottle, also with two separated, flattened russet clouds)白玉帶皮鼻烟壺,1750-1850白玉帶沁色,表面精工抛光中國, 1750-1850 壺型: 偏圓球形的方形掏膛: 極好,不含蓋壺僅重59.3 克!壺口、頸與唇部: 寬而短直頸,平面壺口,小口底足: 橢圓形圈足,底部橢圓壺蓋: 仿珊瑚玻璃蓋,銅托片,非常精美的雕成鹿角的老杓壺高(含壺蓋): 7.1 厘米口徑: 19 毫米