Green-tinted walrus ivory snuffbox, China, 1800-1860 Of quadrangular form with rounded shoulders, decorated with a panel on each side and a Buddhist lion head holding a ring in its mouth on the shoulders. It stands on an oval foot. Rose quartz stopper. Height: 5.5 cm Provenance : - Former Paula Hallet collection. - Sotheby's New-York, December 2, 1985, lot 57 (Illustrated). - Robert Hall, France, March 16, 1988 (invoice).