A Crystal 'Landscape' Snuff Bottle and a Rose Quartz 'Wicker Pattern' Snuff Bottle Qing Dynasty

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A CRYSTAL 'LANDSCAPE' SNUFF BOTTLE AND A ROSE QUARTZ 'WICKER PATTERN' SNUFF BOTTLE Qing Dynasty, 1750-1850 The rose quartz bottle of flattened rounded form with a slightly inverted oval base, carved around the entire body with a wickerwork pattern; the crystal bottle of hexagonal section, carved through the milky white skin with moss-green inclusions to depict a scholar crossing a bridge through a watery landscape, stoppers. The larger: 6.6cm (2 1/2in) high with stopper. (4). Footnotes: 清 一七五零至一八五零年 水晶雕風景圖鼻烟壺及粉晶藤編紋鼻烟壺 Provenance: John Ault (1927-2012), Thailand Robert Kleiner, London A private collection, Edinburgh, acquired from the above in July 2010 (the rose quartz bottle) Sara Jo (1928-2019) and Arthur Kabacker (1924-2007), Florida Robert Hall, London A private collection, Edinburgh, acquired from the above 28th August 2010 (invoice)(the crystal bottle) Published and Illustrated: The Heriot Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Volume I , Edinburgh, 2020, p.63, fig.50 (the rose quartz bottle) The Heriot Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Volume II , Edinburgh, 2020, p.85, fig.71 (the crystal bottle)