A fine jadeite 'double happiness' snuff bottle


1760-1850Very well-hollowed, the tapering body rising to a slightly everted mouth with a recessed lip, each face finely carved in low relief with a pair of stylized archaistic dragons forming a shuangxi character, separated by mock lion-mask and ring handles on the shoulder, all between lappet bands encircling the neck and base, the translucent stone suffused with pale moss-like inclusions. 2 1/8in (5.4cm) high
|1760-1850年 翠玉雕雙喜龍紋鼻煙壺ProvenanceHong Kong Auctioneers & Estate Agency Limited, 9 March 1997, lot 374