A CARVED CRYSTAL 'BASKETWEAVE' SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTYTranslucent rock crystal, with several natural inclusions, carved in high relief. China, 1750-1850Of compressed ovoid form, carved in circumferential manner and varying levels of relief to simulate a vessel wrapped for protection in a basket weave casing with an overall pattern of interlocking lozenges, the cloudy stone with a few natural brown lines on both sides. Basket weave snuff bottles were apparently a popular mid-Qing period imperial form (see discussion under nos. 97 and 98, in Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, vol. 1) although no-doubt also made in private workshops for a broader market.Shape: Compressed ovoidHollowing: ExcellentMouth, neck and lip: Large and short cylindric neck surrounded by a double circle on its lower end, with slated inner and outer lips, flat top and small mouthBase: Small oval and convex baseStopper: Green glass in imitation of jade, on a white plateletHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6.3 cm.Width of the mouth: 6 mm.Width of the neck: 20 mm.Condition: Good condition with minor nibblingProvenance: Old Austrian private collection, acquired before 1930, thence by descentLiterature comparison: Chinese Works of Art. Sotheby's, New York, March 23rd, 2004, lot 86. FINE CHINESE ART. Bonhams, Hong Kong, May 25th, 2011, lot 321. (both for similar bottles)清代水晶“魚簍紋”鼻烟壺品相良好，稍有磕傷奧地利私人老收藏，1930年前購入，家族傳承