Chinese Works of ArtA ROOT-AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE, 1770-1860 Root amber of intense honey-brown color with clouds of russet, good surface finish and patinaChina, 1770-1860Of bulbous, ovoid form, the deep honey-brown transparent material with large opaque clouds of milky-russet color, the sides masterfully carved with masks and fixed-ring handles. A particularly striking example from the mid-Qing group of plain amber bottles!Shape: Bulbous ovoid formHollowing: Excellent Mouth, neck and lip: Cylindric neck with flat top and very small mouth Base: Oval with raised foot rimStopper: Red coral cabochon with gilt bronze platelet, old spoonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6,3 cm.Width of the mouth: 5 mm.Width of the neck: 16 mm.Weight: 35,3 gramsCondition: Excellent condition with minor natural flaws and some minuscule nibblingProvenance: Hungarian private collectionLiterature comparison: For a similar root-amber bottle still in the Imperial Collection see Chang Lin-sheng, Snuff Bottles in the Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1991, p. 252, no. 374.Auction result comparison: THE BLANCHE B. EXSTEIN COLLECTION OF CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES. Christies, New York, 21 March 2002, lot 105. (for a similar bottle)根珀鼻烟壺，1770-1860年蜜棕色根珀，雲狀沁色，表面良好磨光，包漿完善品相極佳匈牙利私人收藏