A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE ‘MONKEY AND SACK’ SNUFF BOTTLE Nephrite of celadon color with shades of

A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE ‘MONKEY AND SACK’ SNUFF BOTTLE Nephrite of celadon color with shades of russet and a smooth, not too shiny finish. China, 1750-1850Well carved as a sack gathered at the neck by a ribbon, with a long peony branch carved in low relief suspended from the ribbon, the shoulder with a monkey clambering to the top of the sack.Shape: Pebble formHollowing: Very goodMouth, neck and lip: Small mouth with slanted lip at the top of the sackBase: Flat oval shape, succinct to shape of bottleStopper: Matching coral stopper, carved in the shape of a tendrilHeight of the bottle with stopper: 8 cmWidth of the mouth: 5 mmWidth of the neck: n/aCondition: One minuscule chip to head of monkey, otherwise perfectProvenance: Austrian private collectionLiterature comparison: The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles. Sotheby’s, September 14th 2010, NEW YORK, lot 73. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Sotheby’s, September 16th 2014, NEW YORK, lot 242. CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE COLLECTION OF BARBARA AND MARVIN DICKER. Bonham’s, March 16th 2015, New York, lot 1078. (all for nephrite bottles with the ‘monkey and sack’ subject).Expertise: Alexander Zacke青玉猴子錢袋鼻煙壺青色夾雜赤褐色, 磨光不太亮中國, 1750–1850 年巧妙地雕成錢袋狀，上有緞帶, 有牡丹枝一條自緞帶掛下. 肩部描繪猴子爬到錢袋上來.形狀：卵石掏膛：良好瓶口、頸、瓶唇： 小口, 錢袋上部有唇斜開底足：平橢圓形, 適合鼻煙壺形狀蓋: 相配珊瑚雕蓋, 成藤蔓形高（帶蓋）：8厘米口徑：0.5厘米頸部直徑：無狀態敘述：猴子頭部有一小碎片, 除此以外完善來源：奧地利私人舊藏文獻: The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles. Sotheby’s, 2010 年9月14日, NEW YORK, 編號73. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Sotheby’s, 2014 年9月16日, NEW YORK, 編號242. CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE COLLECTION OF BARBARA AND MARVIN DICKER. Bonham’s, 2015 年3月16日, New York, 編號1078.