A VERY FINE AND RARE MOTTLED EMERALD-GREEN JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE, 1780-1880 China. Well hollowed, of flattened globular form with tapering foot and waisted neck. The translucent stone is of a distinct icy-green color with a dense network of emerald-green veins and patches. Superb polish with an unctuous feel overall.

Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 21 January 1982, lot 224. Rachelle Holden, New York, acquired from the above. Rachelle R. Holden (1934-2020) was a famous collector of Chinese snuff bottles. She purchased her first bottle in 1974, finding the subject fascinating as it combined all the classic forms of Chinese art, and would continue to passionately collect them for the rest of her life.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, minuscule nibbling to the rim and mouth, the stopper also with nibbling to the rim. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time. Small area of polish to one side of the mouth rim.

Stopper: Pink tourmaline with green jadeite finial
Weight: 119.0 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 63 mm. Diameter neck 19 mm and mouth 6 mm.

1780-1880年罕見素面翡翠鼻烟壺
中國。掏膛良好，口外撇，束頸，豐胸圓腹，平底。半透明的玉料呈獨特的冰綠色，翠綠色紋理，整體大氣瑩潤。

來源：1982年1月21日紐約蘇富比，lot 224；紐約Rachelle Holden購於上述拍賣。Rachelle R. Holden（1934-2020年）是著名的中國鼻烟壺收藏家。她於 1974 年購買了她的第一個鼻烟壺，從而發現了鼻烟壺其迷人之處，因為它結合了中國藝術的所有經典形式。之後，她持續不斷地收集鼻烟壺。
品相：品相極好，輕微磨損，邊緣和唇部有細微的磕損，壺蓋也有磕損。具有天然裂縫的玉料，隨著時間的推移，其中一些可能已經發展成細小的裂縫。壺嘴一側局部光滑。

壺蓋：粉紅碧璽，翡翠頂
重量：119.0 克
尺寸：高 （含蓋）63 毫米，頸部直徑19 毫米及壺口直徑6 毫米