A STERLING SILVER MOUNTED WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE CONVERTED INTO A MATCH STRIKE THE SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY THE SILVER MOUNTS LATE 19TH CENTURY

the bottle of compressed rounded form relief carved with a pair of bats flying above a peach bough, the stone of an even, white tone, mounted at the collar and base in silver, the foliate cast base stamped Yamanaka and sterling, with a crescent moon and L for Lebkuecher, New Jersey silversmiths, stopper and striker (2)

Acquired in Boston 1940s-60s, and thence by descent.