A MOTHER OF PEARL 'GOURD' SNUFF BOTTLE
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1750-1830
A MOTHER OF PEARL 'GOURD' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1830 China. Delicately pierced and carved to suit the shape of the shell, intricately formed in the shape of an elongated melon, borne on an open worked gnarled branch issuing a smaller gourd in high relief, the body further carved in relief to depict luxuriant sprigs issuing leafy vines.
Provenance: With Dunt King, Hong Kong, 1959. After the end of the 19th century when the demand for Chinese snuff bottles was considerably increased, many finely carved early pendants, amulets and hardstone carvings were converted into snuff bottles.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- MOTHER OF PEARL
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- Height including stopper 82 mm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 205758080
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.