M5466
£8,500
Description
A Chinese white jade snuff bottle of generous rounded form, upright neck, relief foot rim and superbly hollowed with two masks and ring handles.
With a white jade and gilt-metal stopper.
Qianlong/Jiaqing, 1750-1800
2 5/8 inches, 6.6 cm total height with stopper
Provenance & Additional Information
- From the V.W.S France collection (1918-1974), acquired by his father in China in the 1930s.
- Sold by Christie’s Paris in the auction of From Beijing to Versailles, the V.W.S. collection 14th December 2022, lot 611, p. 130.
Condition
The stone is almost flawless.
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