China, 18th-19th century. Well-hollowed, the rich mottled blue stone flecked with iron pyrites and silver streaks. The bottle is of flattened globular form with a concave oval base, a short cylindrical neck and a slightly concave top.Provenance: Leslie Gifford Kilborn, USA, and thence by descent in the same family. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), son of Retta and Omar Kilborn, was born in Sichuan, China. He greatly advanced missionary work in Western China, was the author of multiple texts and served as dean of the College of Medicine of the West China Union University. In 1952, he left China and became a professor of physiology at the University of Hong Kong.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, microscopic nibbling to mouth, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Stopper: Green and russet jade with carved spoon Weight: 55.1 gDimensions: Height including stopper 54 mm. Diameter neck 15 mm and mouth 6 mmAuction result comparison: Compare with a related snuff bottle at Christie's New York in A Collecting Legacy: Fine Chinese Jade Carvings and Works of Art from the Lizzadro Collection (Part II) on 19 September 2013, lot 1242, sold for USD 5,250, and a closely related but slightly larger bottle at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Snuff Bottles from the Mary & George Bloch Collection: Part IX on 24 November 2014, lot 192, sold for HKD 125,000.清代 青金石鼻烟壺 中國,十八至十九世紀。掏膛良好,色澤濃鬱的藍色石料,散佈著黃金銀色條紋。 扁平式,橢圓形底足内凹,短部,頂部略呈凹。 來源:美國Leslie Gifford Kilborn,自此保存在同一家族. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), Retta and Omar Kilborn的兒子,出生於中國四川。他極大地促進了中國西部的傳教工作,是多篇著作的作者,還曾擔任過華西聯合大學醫學院的院長。 1952年,他離開中國,成為香港大學生理學教授。 圖片:Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972, 左起第三位) 品相:狀況極佳,略有磨損,嘴部有細微磕損,石頭有天然裂紋,隨著時間的流逝,其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫。 壺蓋:玉,小壺匙 重量:55.1 克 尺寸:含蓋總高54 毫米,頸部直徑15 毫米,嘴部直徑6 毫米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近鼻烟壺見紐約佳士得A Collecting Legacy: Fine Chinese Jade Carvings and Works of Art from the Lizzadro Collection (Part II) 拍場,2013年9月19日 lot 1242, 售價USD 5,250, ;另一件但更大的鼻烟壺見香港蘇富比Snuff Bottles from the Mary & George Bloch Collection: Part IX 拍場,2014年11月24 日 lot 192, 售價HKD 125,000.