A SPINACH-GREEN NEPHRITE SNUFF BOOTLE 1760-1820PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF KIM GREENA SPINACH-GREEN NEPHRITE SNUFF BOOTLE1760-1820Very well-hollowed, the slightly bulbous, ovoid form bottle supported on an oval-shaped raised footrim, with a cylindrical, subtly waisted neck and flat lip, the appealing matrix of a deep spinach-green hue flecked with black.2 1/8in (5.3cm) high1760-1820 素面碧玉鼻煙壺一件Provenance:The Thewlis Collection Clare Lawrence Ltd. The Monimar Collection, March 2003 Asian Art Studio, Inc. Kim Green collection no. 79 Illustrated:Clare Lawrence, The Thewlis Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, 1990, p. 48, no. 72Clare Lawrence, Miniature Masterpieces from the Middle Kingdom, The Monimar Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, 1996, pp. 170-171, no. 79.166A very similar bottle with a 'Hall of Constancy' (the fifth Prince Ding) base mark is illustrated in Robert W. L. Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, 1987, pp. 32, no. 33.