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           A SILVER AND IVORY SNUFF BOTTLE   A HONGMU AND A MOULDED GOURD     FOUR VARIOUS METAL AND
           90LH and Kun Xing 昆興 stamped marks,   SNUFF BOTTLE                 CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLES
           Late Qing Dynasty                 Late Qing Dynasty                Qing Dynasty and later
           The cylindrical ivory core mounted in   The first carved from hongmu in a floriform   Comprising: a silver mounted chalcedony
           reticulated repoussé silver decorated with   section with ridged sides and a long neck,   bottle with inset coral and hardstone; a
           scaly dragons writhing amongst billowing   coral stopper; the second left in naturalistic   bronze baluster bottle with a monkey in a
           clouds in pursuit of an oversized flaming   form adorned with ridges along the four   pine forest; a millefiori cloisonné bottle; and
           pearl, standing on four small bracket feet,   edges, coral stopper. The tallest: 7.3cm (2   a ‘Sawasa’ cylindrical bottle. The Sawasa
           the based with impressed shop and maker’s   7/8in) high (4).       bottle: 7.2cm (2 7/8in) high (4).
           marks, ivory stopper. 6.2cm (2 1/2in) high (2).
                                             £1,000 - 1,500                   £600 - 800
           £800 - 1,200                      HK$10,000 - 15,000               HK$6,000 - 8,000
           HK$8,000 - 12,000                 CNY8,800 - 13,000                CNY5,300 - 7,000
           CNY7,000 - 11,000
                                             The property of a European family   458
           The property of a European family                                  AN AVENTURINE GLASS ‘FINGER
                                             Provenance                       CITRON’ BALUSTER VASE AND COVER
           Provenance                        a European private collection    20th century
           a European private collection                                      Formed as a baluster vase rising from craggy
                                                                              rocks and flanked by an oversized finger
                                                                              citron. 21cm (8 1/4in) high (2).
                                                                              £800 - 1,200
                                                                              HK$8,000 - 12,000
                                                                              CNY7,000 - 11,000




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