Tabatière en jade céladon pâle sculpté Chine, dynastie Qing, fin du XVIIIE siècle

de forme circulaire sur un court pied évasé, à décor d'un dollar espagnol, une face à l'effigie du monarque entourée de l'inscription "Carolus IIII dei gratia 1796" et au revers le blason entouré de l'inscription "Hispan. et ind. rex. M. 8R. FM", le bouchon en jadéite

Good condition. A small polished chip to the jadeite and silver stopper. The actual colour of the stone is more pale celadon and more even, without the light brown area showing to the left, compared to the catalogue illustration.
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See a similar model in overlay glass sold at Christie's New York, 29 March 2006, lot 1759