Jadeite and jade are two different types of minerals that are often used interchangeably to refer to a green-colored gemstone that has cultural and spiritual significance in many parts of the world.

Jadeite is a pyroxene mineral with the chemical formula NaAlSi2O6. It is one of the two types of minerals that are commonly referred to as "jade" (the other being nephrite). Jadeite is a relatively rare mineral that is found in metamorphic rocks in certain regions of the world, including Myanmar (formerly Burma), Guatemala, and California. It is known for its bright green color, which is caused by the presence of chromium and other trace elements. Jadeite is also valued for its hardness and toughness, which makes it suitable for use in jewelry and other decorative objects.

Jade, on the other hand, is a term that is used more broadly to refer to a variety of green-colored more...

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An antique Chinese carved quartz snuff bottle with koi fish &…

Chinese Carved Quartz Snuff Bottle with Koi Fish & Lotus

An antique Chinese carved quartz snuff bottle with koi fish & lotus detail with celadon jade stopper, 19th century, height 8 cm

An antique Chinese celadon jade snuff bottle with green resin…

Antique Chinese Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle with Stopper

An antique Chinese celadon jade snuff bottle with green resin stopper detail, early 20th century, height 7 cm

An antique Chinese celadon jade carved twin carp fish snuff…

19th Century Celadon Jade Twin Carp Snuff Bottle

An antique Chinese celadon jade carved twin carp fish snuff bottle with amber glass stoppers, 19th century, height 7 cm

An antique Chinese carved celadon jade snuff bottle with…

19th Century Chinese Jade Snuff Bottle with Figural Design

An antique Chinese carved celadon jade snuff bottle with incised figural design, 19th century, height 6 cm

A pale celadon jade 'peach' snuff bottle Qing dynasty with a…

Pale Celadon Jade Peach Snuff Bottle with Stopper

A pale celadon jade 'peach' snuff bottle Qing dynasty with a stopper, 5.8 cm high, 95g. Provenance: Gora Singh Mann, Wollongong, no. 1005 (label)

A spinach-jade snuff bottle, and three celadon jade carvings…

Jade Snuff Bottle and Carvings from Qing Dynasty

A spinach-jade snuff bottle, and three celadon jade carvings Qing dynasty snuff bottle 5 cm high, 'fish' 5.3 cm long, the other two 2.5 cm and 2.7 cm long (4).

A hardstone snuff bottle, a slender cushion form bottle in…

Lavender Grey Hardstone Snuff Bottle with Red Stopper

A hardstone snuff bottle, a slender cushion form bottle in softly modulating lavender grey and celadon colours with a brass mounted red stone stopper, length 8 cm

A jade snuff bottle, the slender shouldered bottle with raised…

Mottled Jade Snuff Bottle with Coral Lid

A jade snuff bottle, the slender shouldered bottle with raised panels to all faces, in modulating shades of mottled pale celadon to bright green colours, with a red coral coloured stone lid with brass mounts and spoon

A celadon jade snuff bottle of upright form, the sides carved…

Celadon Jade Dragon and Phoenix Snuff Bottle

A celadon jade snuff bottle of upright form, the sides carved in low relief with a dragon among clouds encircling the sides, and a phoenix in high relief to one side, the stone of pale tone with slight areas of russet suffusions, stopper, box 6.7 cm high

A celadon jade snuff bottle and a spinach jade snuff bottle,…

Celadon and Spinach Jade Snuff Bottles

A celadon jade snuff bottle and a spinach jade snuff bottle, Late Qing dynasty and Republic period 5.2 cm high, 70g; 5 cm high, 51g (2).

A carved celadon jade snuff bottle, an animated study in high…

Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle with Laughing Figures and Chilong

A carved celadon jade snuff bottle, an animated study in high relief of two laughing figures, an elder and a child beneath a gnarled pine tree, with a large chilong clambering up the side, in celadon colours modulating to grey tones, with a pearl style…

A carved celadon jade snuff bottle, well carved with two sages…

Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle with Sages and Pine Tree

A carved celadon jade snuff bottle, well carved with two sages seated at a table beneath a gnarled pine tree, a lingzhi fungus in relief verso, with pearl style stopper and spoon, height 7 cm

A celadon jade snuff bottle, a square section 'U' shaped bottle…

Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle with Deer and Seal Script

A celadon jade snuff bottle, a square section 'U' shaped bottle with flattened shoulders, depicting three deer in low relief to one face, archaic seal script to the other, with a red stone stopper and attached spoon, height 6.5 cm

A carved celadon jade snuff bottle of compressed ovoid form…

Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle with Calligraphy Decoration

A carved celadon jade snuff bottle of compressed ovoid form decorated to one side with calligraphy, red stone stopper 7.5 cm high

A Chinese pale celadon jade snuff bottle, 19th century of ovoid…

Chinese Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle with Coral Stopper

A Chinese pale celadon jade snuff bottle, 19th century of ovoid form with a carved coral stopper 8.5 cm high

Two Chinese jade snuff bottle, a white jade bottle with figure…

Chinese Jade Snuff Bottles with Li Bai and Happy Buddha

Two Chinese jade snuff bottle, a white jade bottle with figure of Li Bai, resting under a pine tree, and one in celadon and brown tone, with a happy Buddha flying through cloud, the reverse with bats, of round flattened form, well hollowed, with a rose…

A celadon jade snuff bottle of compressed ovoid form with…

Celadon Jade Dragon Snuff Bottle with Turquoise Stopper

A celadon jade snuff bottle of compressed ovoid form with scroll handles, decorated to each side with a writhing dragon, turquoise stopper 6.2 cm high

A Chinese celadon jade snuff bottle carved with a galloping…

Galloping Horse Jade Snuff Bottle with Calligraphy Panel

A Chinese celadon jade snuff bottle carved with a galloping horse and a calligraphy panel, red hardstone stopper 6 cm high

A celadon jade snuff bottle carved in low relief with a…

Jade Snuff Bottle: Mountains, River, and Pavilion Scene

A celadon jade snuff bottle carved in low relief with a continuous scene of distant mountains and a sampan gliding down a river past a pavilion

Two Chinese snuff bottles 19th/20th century, the larger snuff…

Chinese Snuff Bottles with Jade and Carnelian Stoppers

Two Chinese snuff bottles 19th/20th century, the larger snuff bottle of rounded rectangular form, carved from dark wood or natural resin, with a celadon jade stopper, the other of dark amber or black coral, carved as a naturalistic branch with two peaches…

A Chinese celadon jade snuff bottle, 19th-early 20th century,…

Celadon Jade Double Gourd Snuff Bottle

A Chinese celadon jade snuff bottle, 19th-early 20th century, Well hollowed in the form of a double gourd, flat mouth rim, slightly concave base, 7.4 cm high

A fine Chinese jade snuff bottle in the form of a fruit,…

Chinese Jade Melon Snuff Bottle, Republic Era

A fine Chinese jade snuff bottle in the form of a fruit, Republic era, circa 1920s, the elongated celadon melon with a darker green calyx, and a small green stem serving as the stopper, length 8 cm

A pair of celadon jade snuff bottles, the heavy pair of…

Celadon Jade Snuff Bottles with Agate Stoppers and Stands

A pair of celadon jade snuff bottles, the heavy pair of baluster form with fluted friezes to the collar, russet agate stoppers and raised on footed bases, with stands, height 6.5 cm

A Chinese carved jade snuff bottle, the circular cushion…

Chinese Jade Snuff Bottle with Floral Carvings

A Chinese carved jade snuff bottle, the circular cushion profile snuff bottle carved with flowers, buds and a bird, in modulating hues of celadon to bright emerald green with tan inclusions, with a pale jade stopper and spoon, height 5.5 cm

Two jade snuff bottles, white & celadon in tone, each carved…

Jade Snuff Bottles with Auspicious Symbols

Two jade snuff bottles, white & celadon in tone, each carved with Auspicious Symbols, 19th/20th century, compressed spherical form & chamfered on shoulders [2], height 6 cm, height 6.3 cm. Provenance: private South African collection

A Chinese russet and celadon jade snuff bottle, carved with a…

Chinese Jade Qilin and Bat Snuff Bottle

A Chinese russet and celadon jade snuff bottle, carved with a qilin and a bat, height 7 cm

A large signed Chinese glass snuff bottle, probably people's…

Chinese Glass Snuff Bottle with Hand-Painted Scenes

A large signed Chinese glass snuff bottle, probably people's Republic of China era, second half 20th century, the rectangular bottle with canted edges hand painted to the interior in muted colours with scenes of maidens amidst swirling clouds and a…

Good Chinese celadon jade snuff bottle with russet inclusions…

Chinese Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle with Russet Inclusions and Stopper

Good Chinese celadon jade snuff bottle with russet inclusions gilt metal coral stopper 8.8 cm high, 6.2 cm wide

A Chinese carved celadon jade snuff bottle, 19th century. 7 cm…

Chinese Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle, 19th Century

A Chinese carved celadon jade snuff bottle, 19th century. 7 cm high

A Chinese celadon eggplant shaped jade snuff bottle. 20th…

Celadon Jade Eggplant Snuff Bottle

A Chinese celadon eggplant shaped jade snuff bottle. 20th century. 8 cm long, 3 cm diameter

A jade snuff bottle celadon jade, square tower form with…

Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle with Goldfish Painting and Poem

A jade snuff bottle celadon jade, square tower form with circular neck and stopper, decorated with ink painting of goldfish and poem, 8 cm high

A celadon jade snuff bottle of flattened rounded form, one side…

Celadon Jade Crane Snuff Bottle

A celadon jade snuff bottle of flattened rounded form, one side carved in relief with a crane beside arching bamboo, the reverse with an inscription and two seals, the stone of pale even tone, stopper 5.2 cm high

A celadon jade snuff bottle, 19th/20th century of irregular…

Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle, 19th/20th Century

A celadon jade snuff bottle, 19th/20th century of irregular pebble form, the stone of even pale green tone, stopper, fitted box 6.5 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, 17 January 1984, lot 408(b) Property from the Zeiser Collection, sold Leslie…

A celadon jade snuff bottle, 19th/20th century of upright…

Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle with Cat and Birds

A celadon jade snuff bottle, 19th/20th century of upright rectangular form carved in relief with a cat and birds beneath flowering prunus boughs extending from a tree in pierced relief to one side, stopper ensuite 7 cm high overall

Three Chinese carved jade snuff bottles, two 'woven basket'…

Chinese Carved Jade Snuff Bottles Collection

Three Chinese carved jade snuff bottles, two 'woven basket' bottles, one of white jade and the other of celadon jade, and the third of white jade, carved with two children playing with a drum on one side and a poem on the other, 6.5 cm high, 7 cm high, 7…

Fine Chinese celadon jade snuff bottle, 6.5 cm high

Chinese Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle - 6.5cm

Fine Chinese celadon jade snuff bottle, 6.5 cm high

Three porcelain snuff bottles of varying shapes, each glazed or…

Porcelain Snuff Bottles: Glazed & Hand-Painted Imagery

Three porcelain snuff bottles of varying shapes, each glazed or hand painted with Imagery including celadon, the Tallest 9 cm high

Chinese green celadon jade snuff bottle, carved with a frog on…

Green Jade Frog Snuff Bottle with Ivory Stopper

Chinese green celadon jade snuff bottle, carved with a frog on a lotus leaf, ivory stopper. Provenance: from a private collection. Height 5.3 cm