A GLASS 'JADE-IMITATION' DISK-SHAPED SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY

Glass of even, creamy-white color in imitation of 'mutton fat' jade, the surface polish revealing a similar 'oily' feeling as the real mineral. China, 18th- 19th century

Of elegant disk form supported by a short-raised foot, the glass body of an almost pure white color skillfully carved in imitation of a 'mutton-fat' jade bottle, the deliberately somewhat irregularly shaped body adding to this amusing 'Trompe l'oeil'.

Shape: Flattened disk
Hollowing: Standard
Mouth, neck and lip: Short cylindric neck with slanted inner lip, flat top and smaller mouth
Base: Flat raised foot with slanted border
Stopper: Glass stopper in imitation of amber, carved with similar irregularities as the bottle, possibly matching; good old spoon
Height of the bottle with stopper: 6.3 cm.
Width of the mouth: 6 mm.
Width of the neck: 16 mm.
Condition: Good, with some wear and minor scratching, the lip with minor nibbling
Provenance: Old Austrian private collection, acquired before 1930, thence by descent

Literature comparison: Playthings from The Collection of Edward T. Chow. Sotheby's, Hong Kong, May 27th, 2014, lot 122. (for another glass bottle, in imitation of a jade pebble) FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Bonhams, Hong Kong, May 27th, 2012, lot 217. (for another glass bottle, also in imitation of 'mutton fat' jade)

清代白料仿羊脂玉鼻烟壺
品相良好，有輕微磨損與劃痕，唇沿有磕傷
奧地利私人老收藏，1930年前購入，家族傳承