EMERALD GREEN STAINED WALRUS IVORY SNUFF BOTTLE, 19TH CENTURY Walrus ivory, stained in emerald

EMERALD GREEN STAINED WALRUS IVORY SNUFF BOTTLE, 19TH CENTURY Walrus ivory, stained in emerald green. China, 1800-1900Of even form with smooth surface polish.Shape: Curved flattened squareHollowing: GoodMouth, neck and lip: Small mouth, cylindric neck with curved lower endBase: Oval, with slightly distinguished rimStopper: Apple green jadeite with ivory spoonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6.9 cmWidth of the mouth: 7 mmWidth of the neck: 21 mmCondition: Good condition with minor fritting to lip and material degrading to one smaller area of the footProvenance: Provenance: British private collectionLiterature comparison: Snuff Bottles of China, Hugh M. Moss, Bibelot 1971, lot 146 (for an almost identical bottle). Viviane Jutheau, Guide du Collectionneur de Tabatières Chinoises, Page 129. (for an unusual variation, designed in the shape of a box) BLOCH COLLECTION. Bonham's, November 23rd 2010, Hong Kong, lot 120. Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part VI. Sotheby's, May 27th 2013, HONG KONG, lot 231. (both for bottles of the same material, but with different designs) FINE CHINESE ART. Bonham’s, May 25th 2011, HONG KONG, lot 53. (for another similar example, attributed to the Beijing Palace Workshops).Expertise: Alexander Zacke碧綠色海象牙鼻煙壺, 19 世紀碧綠色海象牙, 中國, 1800-1900年平整形狀與磨光.形狀：彎曲、平面邊平方膛掏：良好瓶口、頸、瓶唇： 小口, 下邊曲圓柱形頸底足：橢圓, 稍微凸出邊蓋: 相配翡翠玉雕蓋, 象牙雕勺高（帶蓋）：6.9厘米口徑：0.7厘米頸部直徑：2.1厘米狀態敘述：良好, 唇帶細小的熔點, 足帶一小點的材料變形來源：英國私人舊藏文獻: Snuff Bottles of China, Hugh M. Moss, Bibelot 1971, 編號146. Viviane Jutheau, Guide du Collectionneur de Tabatières Chinoises, 頁129. BLOCH COLLECTION. Bonham's, 2010年11月23日, Hong Kong, 編號120. Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part VI. Sotheby's, 2013年5月27日, HONG KONG, 編號231. FINE CHINESE ART. Bonham’s, 2011年5月25日, HONG KONG, 編號53.