A TURQUOISE MATRIX 'PEA-POD' SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY

Turquoise matrix with characteristic black veining and good yellowish patina.

China, 19th century

Reasonably well hollowed and carved in the form of two pea- or bean-pods growing from a severed branch with leaves and tendrils and two flying bats as symbols of luck in high relief.

Shape: Natural
Hollowing: Good
Mouth, neck and lip: Mouth succinct to depiction
Base: None
Stopper: Coral carved in the shape of a tendril
Height of the bottle with stopper: 6,2 cm.
Width of the mouth: 6 mm.
Weight: 124,6 grams
Condition: Excellent condition with one tiny chip and a few microscopic nibbles
Provenance: Hungarian private collection

Literature comparison: A bamboo bean-pod snuff bottle in the National Palace Museum is dated by the museum to the 1780 – 1911 range.

Auction result comparison: FINE CHINESE ART. Bonham's, 25 May 2011, HONG KONG, lot 79. (for a related pea-pod bottle)

清代豌豆莢型綠松石鼻烟壺
綠松石與明顯的鐵線與良好的淡黃色包漿
中國，19世紀
品相極好
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