AN APPLE-GREEN JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE1780-1850 Of ovoid form with rounded shoulders and a cylindrical neck and with a neatly carved oval foot, well-hollowed, the stone of a vivid green tone with apple-green streaks; stopper. 2 1/4in (5.6cm) high 1780-1850 綠翡翠素面鼻煙壺一件 Provenance: Christie's New York, May 1981 Joan and Ted Dorf Collection, no. 189 It was towards the end of the eighteenth century that high quality jadeite was imported into China in any decent quantity. Initially the Chinese traders brought it directly across the Burmese border, although after 1780 supplies became dependable via regular traffic through Guangzhou.