Description：A CARVED TORTOISESHELL 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' SNUFF BOX, QING DYNASTY China, Canton, 19th century. Of circular shape with matching cover, the top delicately carved in deep relief with elaborate figural scenes amid pavilions and garden courtyards with bamboo and prunus. The underside carved with another figural garden scene in shallow relief with bamboo and pine, thus presenting the Three Friends of Winter (pine, bamboo, and plum). Provenance: French private collection. Condition: Fully original and unrestored condition with a fine, naturally grown patina, some old wear, traces of use, few small losses and chips here and there. Weight: 26.7 g Dimensions: Diameter 6 cm The base with a circumferential bamboo border. The sides of the box with further intricately carved designs. Auction result comparison: For a closely related but slightly larger box, see Sotheby's New York, Asian Art, 14 September 2019, lot 1297, sold for USD 7,500. This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore this item can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person. 清代玳瑁雕《歲寒三友》鼻烟圓蓋盒 中國，廣東，十九世紀。圓形蓋盒，盒蓋精美浮雕園林人物場景，亭台樓閣和花園庭院，竹子和李樹。盒子淺浮雕人物園景，可見歲寒三友松、竹、梅。 來源：法國私人收藏. 品相：完全原始和未修補的狀態，自然生長的細膩包漿，一些舊磨損，使用痕跡，些微小缺損和磕損。 重量：26.7 克 尺寸：直徑 6 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近但更大的蓋盒見紐約蘇富比 Asian Art 2019年9月14日 lot 1297, 售價USD 7,500。