A WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE WITH MASK HANDLES1750-1800 Of tapering baluster form with rounded shoulders and a waisted neck with flared mouth, and with a neatly carved oval footrim, the even white stone very well-hollowed, the two narrow sides carved with mock mask-and-ring handles on the shoulders; stopper. 2 3/4in (7cm) high 1750-1800 白玉刻舖首啣環鼻煙壺一件 Provenance: Robert Kleiner, March 1990 Joan and Ted Dorf Collection, no. 109 The carvers of snuff bottles often used mock mask-and-ring handles to act as dividers for the scenes on the two main sides of the bottle. In this case it is the stone itself which bes the focus, although the small handles high on the shoulders are extremely well-carved.