A MINIATURE BANDED DUSKY-PINK AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY Banded agate of dusky-pink

A MINIATURE BANDED DUSKY-PINK AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY Banded agate of dusky-pink undertone with numerous veins colored from white, pale pink to cinnabar-red, altogether forming an unusual ‘cloud and sun’ pattern. Smooth polish. China, late 18th – mid 19th centuryA quite unusual example from the group of banded agate bottles, both in terms of color combination and vein pattern, where the carver showed great skill in using natural inclusions to set free a remarkable spectacle.Shape: Bulbous and sprawling rectangular formHollowing: GoodMouth, neck and lip: Sprawling short neck, flat top, very small mouthBase: Flat oval shapeStopper: Amazonite on onyx plateletHeight of the bottle with stopper: 4.8 cmWidth of the mouth: 5 mmWidth of the neck: 16 mmCondition: Excellent, one microscopic nibble to rim of lipProvenance: British Private CollectionLiterature comparison: CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE COLLECTION OF BARBARA AND MARVIN DICKER. Bonham’s, March 16th 2015, New York, lot 1019. CHINESE ART FROM THE SCHOLAR'S STUDIO, Bonham’s, September 15th 2014, NEW YORK, lot 8002. (for two banded agate bottles with comparable patterns).Expertise: Alexander Zacke暗紫色帶瑪瑙小鼻煙壺, 清代帶瑪瑙成暗紫色調, 帶白色、淡紫至朱砂顏色, 成罕見的雲頭太陽紋. 優雅磨光中國, 18世紀晚期至19世紀早期帶瑪瑙雕成鼻煙壺當中罕見的例子, 顏色圖案都頗為特殊. 巧妙地用石頭自然紋組成圖案.形狀：展開平方形掏膛：完整瓶口、頸、瓶唇：展開短頸, 平頭, 細小口底足：平橢圓形蓋: 天河石雕蓋在縞瑪瑙片上高（帶蓋）：4.8厘米口徑：0.5厘米頸部直徑：1.6厘米狀態敘述：完善, 唇邊部有一細微小紋來源：英國私人舊藏文獻: CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE COLLECTION OF BARBARA AND MARVIN DICKER. Bonham’s, 2015 年3月16日, New York, 編號1019. CHINESE ART FROM THE SCHOLAR'S STUDIO, Bonham’s, 2014 年9月15日, NEW YORK, 編號8002.