Apple Green Jadeite Snuff Bottle

B15

Jadeite bright apple-green, with lighter crystalline mottling throughout the body, of ovoid form with a flat oval foot.

Chinese, 1780-1880
Stopper: pink quartz
Provenance: Ko collection, sold at Christies, London, 1974
Height: 5.1cm

There is an infinite range of colour to be found within the jadeite family, and this makes it one of the most exciting fields to collect. During the early Qing dynasty, snuff takers would have been as thrilled with the endless varieties of colour and shape as we are today.