Lot 6097. A finely inscribed white jade snuff bottle, possibly Imperial, 1750-1820. Estimate US$ 10,000 - 15,000 (€9,100 - 14,000). Photo: Bonhams.

Well-hollowed, the spade-form bottle with a waisted neck, flat lip and finely recessed foot, one side lightly incised with secluded dwellings by a river under lush trees and sheltered by precipitous mountains, the reverse with an imperially inscribed poem matching the landscape scene; the grayish-white stone cast with buff and icy inclusions. 1 1/4in (5.7cm) high 

Bonhams. CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES FROM TWO PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTIONS, NEW YORK