Page 45 - Bonhams Art from the Scholar's Studio, September 16, 2013 NY

8073 8074

8073
A white jade snuff bottle
1820-1860
Of ovoid form with short cylindrical neck, straight lip, small mouth and raised
on a flat oval foot, well carved and undercut to one side with a lone cricket
perched on a branch of millet, the stone a pale white color of even tone.
2 1/4in (5.3cm) high
$3,000 - 5,000

8074
A chalcedony and carnelian snuff bottle
1740-1880
Carved to resemble a winged insect on a gourd, with a second bug crawling
along the side, the reverse with russet and orange hues of the stone carved in
relief as the plant’s leaves, with a wide mouth, the interior well-hollowed.
2 5/8in (6.6cm) high
$1,200 - 1,800

8075
An agate snuff bottle with a tethered horse
Late 19th century
Of compressed form, very well hollowed, with a concave lip and recessed
foot surrounded by a flat foot rim; deeply carved with a cameo design
of a recumbent horse haltered and tethered to a hitching post beneath a
pine branch.
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
$2,500 - 4,000

8075

Chinese Art From The Scholar’s Studio | 43