Page 64 - Bonhams Chinese Works of Art December 2014

PROPERTY FROM THE XANADU GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO, PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF GARDNER UDELL, SANTA
CALIFORNIA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA

2173 2176
TWO MONGOLIAN SILVER SNUFF BOTTLES MOUNTED TWO NEPHRITE SNUFF BOTTLES
WITH JADE 20th century
The first of flattened oval form, waisted neck, cast with fruits among The first of rectangular form, slightly waisted neck, flat lip, the body
veins with coral and turquoise inlay on one side, the reverse mounted carved with mythical beast in high relief, the matrix of gray-green hue
with grayish jade with mottled russet skin; the other of flattened (chips to rim); the other of compressed rectangular form, waisted neck
circular form, incised with floral design mounted with grayish circular and oval foot ring, carved with a pine tree in the russet skin.
jade plaques encircled by coral and turquoise inlays. 2 7/8 and 2 1/2in (7.3 and 5.5cm) high
3 5/8in (9.5cm) and 2 7/8in (7.5cm) high $1,800 - 2,500
$2,000 - 3,000
2177
2174 AN AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
A WHITE JADE MINIATURE SNUFF BOTTLE Of rectangular form with rounded shoulders rising to a straight neck,
Of square form deeply undercut at the neck with two dragon heads slightly concave lip, oval foot ring, the translucent pale honey-toned
atop loop handles suspending a loose ring, flat mouth rim, splayed stone exhibiting milky-white striations and russet inclusions.
and oval foot, the stone of celadon hue with paler inclusions, the 2 1/4in (6cm) high
stopper of same stone. $800 - 1,200
2 1/8in (5.5cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500 2178
TWO SMOKY QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLES
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF EMMANUEL GRAN, Both of rounded rectangular shape, the larger marked in subtly cloudy
BY DESCENT veins of inclusions, the smaller raised upon a tapered foot rim and
displaying a slightly more purplish cast.
2175 2 3/4 and 2 1/4in (7 and 5.6cm) high
A WHITE AND RUSSET NEPHRITE SNUFF BOTTLE $1,500 - 2,500
18th/19th century
Of flattened meiping form, with a flat, everted lip, and a flat oval foot, 2179
the interior well-hollowed, the exterior carved in high relief with a chi TWO LARGE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES
dragon climbing the side of the vase, the russet skin highlighting the The first of rectangular form with sloping shoulders, cylindrical
dragon’s body. neck, flat lip, oval foot, the sides carved with lion mask handles, the
2 7/8in (7.3cm) high translucent pale honey stone mottled with black and brown inclusions
$2,000 - 3,000 (neck possibly filed down); the other of circular form, cylindrical neck,
flat lip, oval and shallow foot ring, lion mask handles on the sides, the
translucent matrix mottled with light brown inclusions.
2 3/4in (7cm) height of both
$1,800 - 2,500

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