TABATIERE EN JADE CELADON CHINE, POSSIBLEMENT DES ATELIERS IMPERIAUX, 1730-1840

de forme aplatie, très finement décorée d'une étoffe à motif étoilé, nouée sur une face; le bouchon en jadéite

Good condition. Very fine polish and carving ; the actual colour is less grey and more pale celadon than on the catalogue illustration.
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Tied sash decoration is discussed under lot 14 of the present sale. The carving of the present bottle is exceptional. The flared neck and wide mouth are consistent with a Court origin.

Compare with the bottles illustrated in Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol.1, Jade, no.26, 27 and 28 ; see also The Baur Collection, Chinese Snuff Bottles, Geneva 2007, p.214, no.H84