A BLUE AND WHITE 'EIGHT IMMORTALS' SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. Of cylindrical form with straight cylindrical neck, finely painted in underglaze blue with the eight immortals floating above crashing waves, holding their attributes. The shoulder with swirling clouds, the neck decorated with a band of ruyi.

Provenance: From the private collection of Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter. Two collector's labels with inventory numbers '51' and '133' to the base. Tuyet Nguyet was the founder and chief editor of Arts of Asia. She married Stephen Markbreiter, an English architect, in 1959 and moved to Hong Kong to work as a journalist. Arts of Asia's first regular edition appeared in 1971. In the magazine, Nguyet sought to combine authoritative content from major experts with detailed coverage of the Asian art market. Tuyet Nguyet was an early member of The International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, attending her first convention in 1973, and was later elected as an honorary member.
Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear and some firing irregularities, the foot with a minor touchup.

Stopper: Glazed ceramic stopper in imitation of coral (minuscule chip, remnants of adhesive)
Weight: 26.8 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 75 mm. Diameter neck 10 mm and mouth 7 mm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 31 May 2015, lot 145
Price: HKD 37,500 or approx. EUR 5,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A blue and white porcelain 'eight immortals' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing/Daoguang period



清代青花“八仙過海”鼻烟壺
中國，1644-1912年。圓柱體壺身，直頸，溜肩。頸部如意紋，壺身青花描繪八仙過海場景。

來源：Tuyet Nguyet 和 Stephen Markbreiter 的私人收藏。底部兩個收藏標簽“51”和“133”。Tuyet Nguyet 是《Arts of Asia》的創始人和主編。1959 年，她與英國建築師Stephen Markbreiter結婚，並移居香港擔任記者。《Arts of Asia》第一期普通版於 1971 年問世。在該雜誌中，Nguyet 致力於將專家的權威內容與亞洲藝術市場的詳細報導相結合。Tuyet Nguyet 是國際中國鼻烟壺協會的早期會員，1973 年參加了協會的第一次大會，後來當選爲名譽會員。
品相：品相極好，有輕微磨損和一些燒製瑕疵，足部有輕微的修飾。

壺蓋：仿珊瑚瓷蓋
重量：26.8 克
尺寸：高 （含蓋）75 毫米，頸部直徑10 毫米及壺口直徑7 毫米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2015年5月31日，lot 145
價格：HKD 37,500（相當於今日EUR 5,200）
描述：清代嘉慶道光青花八仙過海鼻烟壺