A CARVED HORNBILL SNUFF BOTTLE Hornbill of even ivory color with layers of elegant golden-brown

A CARVED HORNBILL SNUFF BOTTLE Hornbill of even ivory color with layers of elegant golden-brown tone, well-polished with a nice even shine, good patina. China, 1820-1880Delicately carved to depict a scholar with his attendant at the gate of a palace, with a straying dog on the lower right, a cottage in background, the scene surrounded by serrated rockwork and various trees. Verso two sages standing on the terrace of a pavilion under two giant trees, which are so high that clouds can be found between their leaves. A bed of flowers in the foreground.Shape: Flat rectangular shapeHollowing: Well hollowedMouth, neck and lip: Short neck with flat top and minuscule mouthBase: Oval elongated shape with slim raised foot rimStopper: Matching hornbill stopper with a layer of ruby-red into which a shou sign of longevity is incised, with a red hornbill spoon and ebony plateletHeight of the bottle with stopper: 5.9 cmWidth of the mouth: 4 mmWidth of the neck: 15 mmCondition: Excellent, with several natural age hairlinesProvenance: Austrian private collectionLiterature comparison: ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS. Property from the Collection of Margaret Polak. Bonham’s, August 23rd 2010, San Francisco, lot 6138. (for a similar bottle) Bob C. Stevens, The Collectors Book of Snuff Bottles, lots 733-740 (for an overview of various hornbill bottles).Expertise: Alexander Zacke鶴頂紅鼻煙壺帶金棕色層次的象牙色鶴頂紅骨, 平整古雅磨光中國, 1820–1880年巧妙地雕成文人與童子在宮廷門前, 左部下有一條狗, 後面描繪草堂在山水岩石中. 背面雕成文人在宮廷陽台上, 上面有兩個大樹, 樹葉當中看得到雲頭. 前面雕成花滿地.形狀：扁平長方膛掏：良好瓶口、頸、瓶唇： 短頸, 平頭, 細小口底足：長橢圓形, 細小凸出足邊蓋: 犀鳥骨雕蓋相配, 紅層裡面雕壽字, 紅色犀鳥骨雕勺, 木片高（帶蓋）：5.9厘米口徑：0.4厘米頸部直徑：1.5厘米狀態敘述：完善, 局部成自然老化髮絲來源：奧地利私人收藏文獻: ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS. Property from the Collection of Margaret Polak. Bonham’s, 2010 年8月23日, San Francisco, 編號6138. Bob C. Stevens, 《中國鼻煙壺收藏指南》, 編號 733-740