S22 A Jasper “Maquet” snuff bottle

Description

Description:  Chinese big jasper snuff bottle, carved on one side with a phoenix under a wutong tree, and on the other side with a bird holding a lingzhi mushroom under a pine tree. The bottle has been transformed into cigarettes lighter by the French jeweler Firm Maquet.

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Dating:  19^th Century.

Material:  Jasper

Size:  75 mm high

Stopper:  Green glass and silvered mounting.

Provenance:  Mario Dalmazzo collection

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Notes:  About Mario Dalmazzo collection, see the ceramic snuff bottle C8. About bottles adapted as cigarettes lighters, see the Notes of the stone snuff bottle S4.