A white jade 'basket-weave' snuff bottle


18th/19th centuryOf flattened rectangular form, meticulously carved overall to simulate woven basket-work above and below two narrow plain borders, the stone of an even white tone, stopper, wood stand. 6.3cm (2 1/2in) high (3).
|十八/十九世紀 白玉雕竹編鼻煙壺Provenance:An important Middle Eastern private collection, purchased in Hong Kong in the 1950sMarchant, LondonExhibited, Published and Illustrated:Marchant, 90th Anniversary Exhibition: Ninety Jades for 90 Years, London, 2015, no.70來源：中東重要私人舊藏，1950年代購於香港倫敦Marchant展覽、出版及著錄：Marchant，《玉器九十，90週年特展》，倫敦，2015年，編號70白玉質，溜肩，身扁，直腹微鼓，收於圈足，圈足外高內低，壺身浮雕竹編紋飾，錯落有致，形態逼真。珊瑚蓋，素面寶頂。