A RHINOCEROS HORN SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY China, 1750-1850. Of flattened ovoid form with an oval foot and a tall cylindrical neck with a wide mouth, the material of an attractive golden honey-brown tone mottled with black veins and shadings.
Provenance: French private collection. Condition: Very good condition with old wear, some traces of use and natural age cracks.
Stopper: Amber cabochon and carved spoon Weight: 27.3 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 64 mm. Diameter neck 18 mm and mouth 10 mm
Literature comparison: Compare with a closely related bottle, dated 18th-19th century, in T. Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong, 1999, p.247, no.185.
Auction result comparison: Compare with another Rhinoceros horn snuff bottle at Bonhams Sydney in Fine Asian Art on 3 May 2016, lot 55, sold for AUD 12,200.
This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore this item can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.