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□ 874   SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

            A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘PRAYING
            MANTIS’ SNUFF BOTTLE
            QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

            carved in the form of a leafy gourd with a praying mantis
            crawling on its side, the pale celadon stone with a brown
            inclusion
            8.2 cm, 3¼ in.
            HK$ 8,000-12,000
            US$ 1,050-1,550


            清十九世紀   白玉螳螂瓜瓞綿綿鼻煙壺



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                                                                       □ 875   SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

                                                                       TWO SNUFF BOTTLE AND THREE SNUFF
                                                                       DISHES
                                                                       LATE QING DYNASTY – REPUBLICAN PERIOD
                                                                       comprising a famille rose porcelain snuff bottle, moulded
                                                                       with mythical animals in relief, the base with a Jiaqing
                                                                       mark, an inside painted snuff bottle and three snuff dishes,
                                                                       including one of white jade
                                                                       3.3 to 7.1 cm, 1¼ to 2⅞ in.
                                                                       HK$ 3,000-5,000
                                                                       US$ 400-650

                                                                       清末至民國    內畫、粉彩鼻煙壺各一 及
                                                                                    煙碟三件
                        875
                                                                       粉彩鼻煙壺:《乾隆年製》仿款



             876

             PROPERTY FROM A HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTION
             A PAIR OF INSCRIBED WHITE AND RUSSET
             JADE FAN-SHAPED PLAQUES
             QING DYNASTY – REPUBLICAN PERIOD
             carved with peony and prunus respectively, each inscribed
             with a poem on the reverse, the handle with yushang (for
             imperial appreciation) and wenwan (scholarly plaything)
             seals
             14.1 cm, 5½ in.

             HK$ 15,000-20,000
             US$ 1,950-2,550
             清至民國    白玉花卉紋扇形牌飾一對
                       「御賞」、「文玩」字



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