A SMALL CORAL ‘PEACH BLOSSOM’ SNUFF BOTTLE, LATER QING DYNASTYCoral of good and even color, with only few white inclusions, good polish, carving in high relief, incised detail workChina, late Qing to earlier Republic period, ca. 1880-1930Depiction of peach blossoms amid their leaves and tendrils above a wavy background, framed by a lappet border at the lower end and a neatly incised ruyi border around the collar. Two lugs at the shoulders for suspension on a necklace. One side with the Chinese character for longevity.Shape: Bulbous cylindric shapeHollowing: LittleMouth, neck and lip: Sprawling neck with slanted lip and wide mouthBase: Flat oval baseStopper: Matching coral stopper, no spoonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 5 cm.Width of the mouth: 5 mm.Width of the neck: 10 mm.Weight: 29.5 gramsCondition: PerfectProvenance: Austrian private collection珊瑚如意紋桃花小鼻烟壺,清代晚期珊瑚顔色均匀,衹有少量白色肌理,抛光良好,深浮雕,細節精緻中國,清代晚期至民國初期,約1880-1930壺型:球狀圓筒掏膛:小壺口、頸與唇部:闊頸,撇唇,寬口底足:橢圓底壺蓋:匹配珊瑚蓋,無杓壺高(含壺蓋): 5 厘米口徑:5 毫米壺頸寬:10 毫米重量:29.5 克品相:完美來源:奧地利私人收藏