China, 1740-1880. Of rounded rectangular outline with a recessed base surrounded by an oval ring, the stone extremely well-hollowed. The shoulders with large expressively carved mock lion-mask handles, the transparent pinkish quartz suffused with hair-like tourmaline inclusions.Provenance: Swiss private collection. Galerie Comes, Vienna, c. 1990. An Austrian private collector, acquired from the above and thence by descent within the same family.Condition: Superb condition with natural inclusions, fissures, flaws and imperfections, the lip with microscopic nibbling.Stopper: Matching pink hair crystal cabochon and finely carved organic material spoonWeight: 41.5 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 63 mm. Diameter neck 14 mm and mouth 7 mmAuction comparison: Compare to a related bottle at Sotheby's Hong Kong, Snuff Bottles from the Mary & George Bloch Collection: Part VIII, 26 May 2014, lot 1039, sold for HKD 87,500.清代發晶鼻烟壺 中國,1740-1880年。煙壺扁圓形,兩肩部淺浮雕獅面銜環耳。底為橢圓形足。透明粉紅色水晶含有如髮絲狀的碧璽内含物。 來源:瑞士私人收藏。維也納Comes藝廊, 約 1990。奧地利私人收藏購於上述藝廊,在同一家族保存至今。 品相:品相極好,天然内含物,裂縫,瑕疵,唇部有細微的磕損。 壺蓋:相配粉紅色發晶壺蓋,雕刻精美的有機材料小壺匙。 重量:41.5 克 尺寸:總高63 毫米,頸部直徑14 毫米,嘴部直徑7 毫米. 拍賣結果比較:一件相近鼻烟壺見香港蘇富比Snuff Bottles from the Mary & George Bloch Collection: Part VIII, 26 May 2014拍場,lot 1039, 售價HKD 87,500.