A CRYSTAL 'GOURD AND VINE' SNUFF BOTTLE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY Rock crystal of pure translucent quality, with smooth surface polish. China, early 19th centuryNeatly carved to depict a gourd surrounded by large leaves and stems.Shape: GourdHollowing: Very good, well-mirroring the exterior shape on the insideMouth, neck and lip: Small mouth, neck and lip succinct to depictionBase: NoneStopper: Matching, in the shape of a stem, light green jade with splashes of emeraldHeight of the bottle with stopper: 7 cmWidth of the mouth: 5 mmWidth of the neck: n/aCondition: Mint conditionProvenance: British private collectionLiterature comparison: Snuff Bottles from the Mary & George Bloch Collection: Part IX. Sotheby's, November 24th, 2014, HONG KONG, lot 103 (for a crystal bottle with the same subject, but inscribed).Expertise: Alexander Zacke水晶葫蘆鼻煙壺, 19世紀早期澄清水晶, 平整磨光, 中國, 19世紀早期細膩雕成葫蘆形帶籐、葉紋.形狀:葫蘆掏膛:完整外形與內形相配瓶口、頸、瓶唇: 小口 , 頸、唇口如圖底足:無蓋: 相配, 樹幹形, 翡翠綠色高(帶蓋):7厘米口徑:0.7厘米頸部直徑:無狀態敘述:完善來源:英國私人舊藏文獻: Snuff Bottles from the Mary & George Bloch Collection: Part IX. Sotheby's, 2014年11月24日, HONG KONG, 編號103.