A GROUP OF THREE FIGURAL AND CARVED JADE SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY, 1730-1850

one carved in the form of a recumbent water buffalo, with legs tucked under its body, the stone of a yellow color with russet patches, another of white jade, well-carved in the form of a leaping carp, with a wood stand,  the third of flattened oval form, the stone black on one side and grayish-white on the other, both sides carving in low relief with Daoist subjects (4)

John Sparks Ltd, London, 1932-1939.

There are a few stained fissure lines to the base of the buffalo, and some opaque and dark brown inclusions in the stone. The carp has a few minute chips on the body. and the last bottle has a minor chip to the outer rim.
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