AN INSIDE PAINTED CHALCEDONY SNUFF BOTTLE Chalcedony of even light caramel tone, with few streaks of

AN INSIDE PAINTED CHALCEDONY SNUFF BOTTLE Chalcedony of even light caramel tone, with few streaks of light amber color, good surface finish. China, The Bottle: Qing Dynasty. The painting: Earlier 20th centuryWell painted to depict an all-round-scene with lilies and peonies amid rockwork and a butterfly.Shape: Bulbous globular formHollowing: Excellent, perfect symmetry between inner and outer silhouetteMouth, neck and lip: Short cylindric neck, with flat top and sprawling inner cylinder, the mouth of small size Base: Oval, with thin elevated rimStopper: Jadeite with streaks of dark emerald green and rose quartz plateletHeight of the bottle with stopper: 5.8 cmWidth of the mouth: 6 mmWidth of the neck: 18 mmCondition: Perfect conditionProvenance: American Private Collection. Old collectors label on bottom reads: ‘A3596 Agate Inside Painted $1500’Literature comparison: Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Estate of Joanna Lau Sullivan. Bonham’s, San Francisco, December 19th 2016, lot 8129. (for a comparable inside painted chalcedony bottle, also unsigned).Expertise: Alexander Zacke玉髓內畫鼻煙壺平整淡棕色玉髓, 帶幾個淡琥珀色髮絲, 表面完善磨光中國, 壺在清代年間製造, 內畫創作于20世紀早期. 形狀：球形掏膛：完善, 內部輪廓與外部完全相稱瓶口、頸、瓶唇： 短圓柱頸, 平頭, 內部圓柱展開, 小口底足：橢圓形, 足邊突出蓋: 濃綠色翡翠玉在玫瑰石英片高（帶蓋）：5.8厘米口徑：0.6厘米頸部直徑：1.8厘米狀態敘述：完善來源：美國私人舊藏. 舊收藏標籤(“A3596 Agate Inside Painted $1500”瑪瑙, 內部畫1500美元)在底文獻: Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Estate of Joanna Lau Sullivan. Bonham’s, San Francisco, 2016 年12月19日, 編號8129.