An emerald green jadeite snuff bottle & a large pale icy green jadeite snuff bottle, 19th Century

An emerald green jadeite snuff bottle. photo Bonhams

Taking the form of a gourd, with tendrils and leaves wrapped around the body, a curled branch forming the reticulated foot rim, with a conforming branch-form stopper and a small insect. 2in (5cm) Sold for $27,450

A large pale icy green jadeite snuff bottle, 19th Century. photo Bonhams

Of globular form with a slightly recessed base, wide lip, well-hollowed, the body carved with a continuous landscape scene with a scholar reading, the reverse with an inscription in clerical script from the Confucian Analects reading 'wu ri san xing wu shen' translated as 'I examine myself daily on three points' followed by a carved seal, with glass stopper. 2 1/4in (6cm) Sold for $5,185

Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, 22 Jun 2010. 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco www.bonhams.com