A rectangular snuff bottle of honey-coloured jade. 18th century - image-1

Lot 1222 Dα

A rectangular snuff bottle of honey-coloured jade. 18th century

Auction 1093 - overview Brussels
18.06.2017, 14:00 - China - Decorative Arts, Ceramics and Porcelain
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €

A rectangular snuff bottle of honey-coloured jade. 18th century

Carved across one corner with a monkey under a wasp's nest, and with a stag and a bird, illustrating the rebus juelu fenghou (may you receive high rank and emolument). Stopper.
Height 5.4 cm

Provenance

Acquired at Sotheby's, London in 1967