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A fine agate snuff bottle
215 18th/19th century
240 | Bonhams The translucent stone of flattened, rounded form, resting on an oval foot
inscribed with a han character in seal script, simply carved on each side
with a plain circular panel, the narrow sides with undecorated elongated
ovoid panels, hardstone stopper.
5cm (2in) high (2).
£2,500 - 4,000
HK$29,000 - 47,000 CNY24,000 - 38,000

十八/十九世紀 瑪瑙雕翰款鼻煙壺 「翰」篆書款

Provenance: A European private collection and thence by descent

來源：歐洲私人收藏，並由家族繼承下去

Compare a similar chalcedony snuff bottle, dated to the Jiaqing period,
in the Mary and George Bloch Collection, illustrated by H.Moss,
V.Graham, K.B.Tsang, in A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary
and George Bloch Collection, Vol.2, Quartz, Hong Kong, 1998, p.476,
no.357.

215 Y
A carnelian ‘peach’ snuff bottle
19th century
The elegant bottle of pink-orange tone in the form of a peach, carved in
various relief with a gnarled leafy branch bearing a smaller peach at the
shoulder and a butterfly on the other side, coral stopper.
5.1cm (2in) high (2).
£2,500 - 4,000
HK$29,000 - 47,000 CNY24,000 - 38,000

十九世紀 紅玉髓雕桃形鼻煙壺

Provenance: A European private collection and thence by descent

來源：歐洲私人收藏，並由家族繼承下去

The peach represents longevity, thus making this snuff bottle an
appropriate gift for a birthday celebration. Compare a snuff bottle
of similar shape, probably Imperial, in the Mary and George Bloch
Collection, illustrated by H.Moss, V.Graham, K.B.Tsang, in A Treasury
of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol.2,
Quartz, Hong Kong, 1998, p.440, no.342.