AN APPLE-GREEN JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE WITH IRIDESCENT SILVERY STREAKS Mottled jadeite with a well-polished surface. The semi-translucent lustrous stone of natural apple-green tone with iridescent silvery grey streaks and some shades of olive green. China, 19th centuryThe iridescent streaks show a behavior similar to mother of pearl when day- or sunlight hits the surface from varying angles. This remarkable effect occasionally appears on 19th century jadeite bottles.Shape: Flattened heart shape, of outstanding formal integrityHollowing: ExcellentMouth, neck and lip: Short cylindric neck, convex top, small mouth with almost symmetric inside cylinderBase: Flat oval shapeStopper: Glass in imitation of TourmalineHeight of the bottle with stopper: 5.6 cmWidth of the mouth: 5 mmWidth of the neck: 17 mmCondition: Two microscopic nibbles to lip of mouth, not visible to naked eyeProvenance: American Private CollectionLiterature comparison: Bob C. Stevens, The Collectors Book of Snuff Bottles, lot 443. (for a similar bottle).Expertise: Alexander Zacke翡翠鼻煙壺翡翠, 優美磨光. 半透明,自然成翠綠色調中銀灰及橄欖色中國, 19世紀在陽光下, 亮虹彩行像珍珠母做出的效果. 這種樣子偶爾出現在19世紀鼻煙壺.形狀:平心形, 形狀極其優美掏膛:完善瓶口、頸、瓶唇: 短圓柱形頸, 頭部突出, 小口, 內部輪廓與外部幾乎完全相稱底足:扁平荷包形蓋: 玻璃仿電氣石高(帶蓋):5.6厘米口徑:0.5厘米頸部直徑:1.7厘米狀態敘述:唇部兩處帶細小肉眼看不到的瑕疵來源:美國私人舊藏文獻: Bob C. Stevens, 《中國鼻煙壺收藏指南》, 編號443.