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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
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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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