A SMALL PLAIN AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE Transparent amber of even golden-brown color, with a few smaller

A SMALL PLAIN AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE Transparent amber of even golden-brown color, with a few smaller inclusions here and there, and smooth surface polish. China, 1750-1850Amber bottles of this sober yet striking color sometimes were made with no decoration at all in order to focus the eye of the observer on the beauty of the material itself.Shape: Bulbous round formHollowing: Excellent, the inner and outer contours perfectly matchingMouth, neck and lip: Short cylindric neck with flat top and large mouthBase: Oval, with stepped and raised foot rimStopper: Jade with streaks of emerald green, good old ivory spoonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 5.8 cmWidth of the mouth: 14 mmWidth of the neck: 7 mmCondition: Excellent, with one microscopic fault to inner lip (not visible unless stopper is removed)Provenance: Austrian private collectionLiterature comparison: Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Sotheby’s, September 17th SEP 2013, NEW YORK, lot 181. CHINESE ART FROM THE SCHOLAR'S STUDIO. Bonham’s, September 15th 2014, New York, lot 8005. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Bonham’s, May 26th 2014, Hong Kong, lot 46. (all for plain amber bottles of similar color, but different shapes).Expertise: Alexander Zacke琥珀色料小鼻煙壺平整金棕色透明琥珀, 局部帶些不同色紋, 優雅磨光中國, 1750–1850 年如此用琥珀雕成的鼻煙壺有時完全單色, 不帶所有裝飾, 以史觀察者的眼睛集中於石料元素美麗上. 形狀：圓球形掏膛：完整, 隨壺身形狀成形瓶口、頸、瓶唇： 短圓柱形頸, 平頭, 大口底足：橢圓形, 凸出足邊成階形蓋: 帶翠綠行玉, 古雅牙雕勺高（帶蓋）：5.8厘米口徑：1.4厘米頸部直徑：7厘米狀態敘述：品相良好，唇內部帶一細小的不成點 (提蓋才看得到)來源：奧地利私人舊藏文獻: Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Sotheby’s, 2013 年9月17日, NEW YORK, 編號181. CHINESE ART FROM THE SCHOLAR'S STUDIO. Bonham’s, 2014年9月15日, New York, 編號 8005. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Bonham’s, 2014 年5月26日, Hong Kong, 編號46.