A SMOKEY CRYSTAL 'PEACH' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1740-1880 Smokey crystal, the translucent stone of elegant

A SMOKEY CRYSTAL 'PEACH' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1740-1880 Smokey crystal, the translucent stone of elegant greyish tone. China, 1740-1880Possibly school of the Rustic Crystal Master. Delicately carved to depict a peach, surrounded by smaller peaches with their branches and leaves, a bat flying towards the neck. Shape: PeachHollowing: Excellent, perfectly matching the peach shape, with a wavy carving pattern on the inside surface, possibly intentionally so, as it results in a trompe l’oeuil representation of the typical rough skin of a peach, with the surface of the bottle still showing a smooth and even polishMouth, neck and lip: Wide mouth with slightly convex lip, neck and lip succinct to depictionBase: NoneStopper: Matching light green jadeite to form a stemHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6.4 cmWidth of the mouth: 8 mmWidth of the neck: n/aCondition: Excellent conditionProvenance: From a British private collectionLiterature comparison: SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE MARY AND GEORGE BLOCH COLLECTION. Part V. Bonham’s, May 27th 2012, Hong Kong, lot 56. (for a carnelian bottle of the same school and with the same subject) BLOCH COLLECTION. Bonham’s, November 23rd 2010, Hong Kong, lot 86. (for a stained rose quartz bottle of the same school and with the same subject, about which the catalogue entry states: “The peach symbolizes longevity and was the commonest of motifs for birthdays in general. If not imperial, this bottle represents a class of bottle that might have been made anywhere in the empire to private order as a birthday gift for the emperor.”).Expertise: Alexander Zacke煙晶巧雕桃形鼻煙壺, 1740-1880年帶文雅灰色半透明的煙晶, 中國, 1740-1880年或拙朴水晶大師流派. 微妙地雕成桃形, 周圍有小一點的桃子與樹枝葉, 上方有蝙蝠飛至頸部.形狀：桃形掏膛：完善, 跟桃形完全相對. 內部雕波紋, 或故意接近典型桃皮樣子. 壺的表面成平整磨光. 瓶口、頸、瓶唇： 寬口, 唇口稍微凸出, 頸、唇口如圖底足：無蓋: 相配淡翡翠雕樹幹蓋高（帶蓋）：6.4厘米口徑：0.8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 AND GEORGE BLOCH COLLECTION. Part V. Bonham’s, 2012年5月27日, Hong Kong, 編號56. BLOCH COLLECTION. Bonham’s, 2010 年11月23日, Hong Kong, 編號 86.