A WHITE JADE 'RHOMBUS BORDER' SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY White jade with shades of russet, shiny surface polish. China, 19th centuryCarved in slight relief to depict a continuous Rhombus border design.Shape: Flattened rectangular form with outstandingly well-balanced outside proportions.Hollowing: GoodMouth, neck and lip: Elongated, slightly sprawling cylindric neck, flat top and wide mouth, the inner cylinder is not absolutely symmetric (1 mm deviation at the top).Base: Oval shape with thick raised foot rimStopper: Coral on a stained walrus ivory plateletHeight of the bottle with stopper: 7.6 cmWidth of the mouth: 7-8 mmWidth of the neck: 16 mmCondition: PerfectProvenance: Austrian Private CollectionLiterature comparison: Chinese Art. Sotheby’s, December 3rd 2015, HONG KONG, lot 661. (for two white jade bottles showing other continuous border designs).Expertise: Alexander Zacke白玉菱形紋鼻煙壺, 清代白玉,赤褐色沁, 閃亮磨光中國, 19世紀巧妙地雕成連綿菱形紋.形狀:平長方形, 外部比例尤其微妙掏膛:良好瓶口、頸、瓶唇: 長稍微展開圓柱形頸, 平頭, 寬口, 內部圓柱不完全相稱 (上與下部的區別大約0.1厘米)底足:橢圓形, 厚突出足邊蓋: 珊瑚在點海象牙雕片上高(帶蓋):7.6厘米口徑:0.7-0.8厘米頸部直徑:1.6厘米狀態敘述:完善來源:奧地利私人舊藏文獻: Chinese Art. Sotheby’s, 2015 年12月3日, HONG KONG, 編號661.