Tabatière en double gourde naturelle, avec un entonnoir et sa cuillère en ivoire Chine, dynastie Qing, XVIIIE-XIXE siècle

le fruit ayant gardé sa forme originale, légèrement irrégulière, l'écorce séchée et brillante, agrémenté d'un rebord en ivoire où s'emboite le bouchon d'ivoire prenant la forme d'une tige

Good condition. Two small scratches, light surface dents and minor stains to the body. The ivory spoon is in good condition.
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Another natural (but single) gourd snuff bottle, from the Meriem Collection, was sold at Christie's New York, 19 September 2007, lot -606. And another natural double gourd bottle, but flattened, from the J&J Colllection, was sold at Christie's New York, 30 March 2005, lot 43. Both had similar stalk-form ivory stoppers, which are (as in this case) probably their original stoppers.