A JASPER SNUFF BOTTLE

of rounded square form, the stone of dark reddish-brown color with gray and black striations on both faces, the ochre colored inclusion on the front well carved in high relief with a tethered horse, the reverse lightly carved using patches of olive green in the stone with a frog on a lily pad

Lionel Copley Collection.
Robert Hall.

Robert Hall, Chinese Snuff Bottles VI, Part 1, Paris, 1993, no. 7.

One edge of the footrim appears to have been polished, but the bottle is in otherwise good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

This bottle is from a group of jasper bottles of comparable color and carved in a similar manner using subjects found also on agate bottles. For illustrations of several 'tethered horse' bottles in both agate and jasper see Hugh Moss, Chinese Snuff Bottles of the Silica and Quartz Group, London, 1971, pp. 50 & 51, nos. 125-131, and lot 52 in the present sale for a discussion of the subject.