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PROPERTY FROM AN OLD HONG KONG COLLECTION
A FAMILLE-ROSE ‘LADY’ SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG – JIAQING
PERIOD
moulded in the form of a cheerful lady, depicted with her chin
resting on one arm and her leg crossed
9.5 cm, 3¾ in.
PROVENANCE
Collection of John Ault (1923–2014).
LITERATURE
Robert W. L. Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection
of John Ault, Hong Kong, 1990, pl. 135.
HK$ 60,000-80,000
US$ 7,700-10,300
One of the popular figural moulds for snuff bottles of the mid-
Qing period was of a reclining woman. This is perhaps the
most popular form, but others are known. This model, despite
its apparent innocence to the Western eye, would probably
have been considered by the Chinese erotic. A closely related
famille-rose ‘lady’ snuff bottle from the collection of Mary and
George Bloch was sold in these rooms, 27th May 2013, lot 107.

清乾隆至嘉慶 粉彩仕女形鼻煙壺
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來源： Two Views
兩面
John Ault (1923–2014) 收藏
出版：
Robert W. L. Kleiner，《Chinese Snuff Bottles from the
Collection of John Ault》，香港，1990年，圖版135

□ 831 SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE JOHN
GREGORY (1935-1996)
A GROUP OF SIX SNUFF BOTTLES
LATE QING DYNASTY – REPUBLICAN
PERIOD
comprising three famille-rose ‘immortals’ snuff bottles; and
three snuff bottles modelled in the form of a double gourd, an
eggplant and a Chinese olive respectively
3 to 6.8 cm, 1⅛ to 2⅝ in.
HK$ 10,000-20,000
US$ 1,300-2,600
清末至民國 鼻煙壺一組六件

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