A WHITE AND RUSSET NEPHRITE MELON FORM SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1850A WHITE AND RUSSET NEPHRITE MELON FORM SNUFF BOTTLE1750-1850Very well-hollowed, of a natural pebble form incised with vertical grooves to resemble a melon, cleverly blending the russet patches and natural fissure lines in the white nephrite carved in relief with large leaves and scrolling tendrils borne on the undercut, woody branches surrounding the small mouth of the bottle, one side further decorated with a butterfly.2 1/8in (5.4cm) high1750-1850 白玉帶皮瓜形鼻煙壺一件Provenance:Joan and Ted Dorf Collection, no. 239