A ‘BAMBOO SHOOT’ CHALCEDONY SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTYTranslucent chalcedony of even honey-brown colorChina, 1760-1880The almost completely plain bottle incised with a minuscule bamboo shoot and carved with two lion mask ring handles in high relief on each shoulder. Old wooden stand with nice openwork carving.Shape: Flattened square form with rounded shouldersHollowing: ExcellentMouth, neck and lip: Short cylindric neck with convex top and slanted lipBase: Oval base with raised foot rim Stopper: Glass in imitation of coral, green platelet, pearl knob, spoonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6.7 cm.Width of the mouth: 7 mm.Width of the neck: 20 mm.Weight: 41.2 gramsCondition: Excellent, with two minuscule nibbles to inner lip; the wooden stand with remainders of old glue and missing sections to openwork carving on backside;Provenance: From a Beverly Hills, California, private estate, old collector number to base玉髓巧雕竹葉紋鼻烟壺,清代不透明玉髓,蜜褐色中國, 1760-1880壺型:扁平方形,圓肩掏膛:優秀壺口、頸與唇部:短直頸,壺口表面凸出,斜唇底足:橢圓底高圈足壺蓋:仿珊瑚玻璃,綠色托片,珍珠頂,帶杓壺高(含壺蓋): 6.7 厘米口徑:7 毫米壺頸寬:20 毫米重量:41.2 克品相:優秀,内唇沿兩處極微小磕碰;木底座 有遺留舊膠水,背面鏤雕局部有遺失來源:加利福尼亞比佛利山私人產業,底部可見收藏家老標簽