AN INSIDE PAINTED CHALCEDONY SNUFF BOTTLE Chalcedony of even light caramel tone, with few streaks of light amber color, good surface finish. China, The Bottle: Qing Dynasty. The painting: Earlier 20th centuryWell painted to depict an all-round-scene with lilies and peonies amid rockwork and a butterfly.Shape: Bulbous globular formHollowing: Excellent, perfect symmetry between inner and outer silhouetteMouth, neck and lip: Short cylindric neck, with flat top and sprawling inner cylinder, the mouth of small size Base: Oval, with thin elevated rimStopper: Jadeite with streaks of dark emerald green and rose quartz plateletHeight of the bottle with stopper: 5.8 cmWidth of the mouth: 6 mmWidth of the neck: 18 mmCondition: Perfect conditionProvenance: American Private Collection. Old collectors label on bottom reads: ‘A3596 Agate Inside Painted $1500’Literature comparison: Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Estate of Joanna Lau Sullivan. Bonham’s, San Francisco, December 19th 2016, lot 8129. (for a comparable inside painted chalcedony bottle, also unsigned).Expertise: Alexander Zacke玉髓內畫鼻煙壺平整淡棕色玉髓, 帶幾個淡琥珀色髮絲, 表面完善磨光中國, 壺在清代年間製造, 內畫創作于20世紀早期. 形狀:球形掏膛:完善, 內部輪廓與外部完全相稱瓶口、頸、瓶唇: 短圓柱頸, 平頭, 內部圓柱展開, 小口底足:橢圓形, 足邊突出蓋: 濃綠色翡翠玉在玫瑰石英片高(帶蓋):5.8厘米口徑:0.6厘米頸部直徑:1.8厘米狀態敘述:完善來源:美國私人舊藏. 舊收藏標籤(“A3596 Agate Inside Painted $1500”瑪瑙, 內部畫1500美元)在底文獻: Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Estate of Joanna Lau Sullivan. Bonham’s, San Francisco, 2016 年12月19日, 編號8129.