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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘DOUBLE A WHITE JADE ‘GOURD’ SNUFF A WHITE JADE ‘POMEGRANATE’
GOURD’ SNUFF BOTTLE BOTTLE SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
worked as a double gourd borne on leafy vines CENTURY carved as a pomegranate with a split to reveal
with curling tendrils, smaller attendant fruits worked as a gourd borne on gnarled leafy stems the seeds inside and a cicada on the side, the
and a bat on the exterior, the polished stone of issuing a smaller gourd and flower, with a bee polished stone of an even white tone, agate
an even pale celadon tone, stopper on the side, the polished stone of a even white stopper
(2) tone, hardstone stopper 5.5 cm, 2⅛ in.
6 cm, 2⅜ in. (2)
9 cm, 3½ in. £ 2,000-3,000
£ 2,000-3,000 HK$ 20,900-31,300 US$ 2,700-4,000
HK$ 20,900-31,300 US$ 2,700-4,000 £ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 41,700-62,500 US$ 5,400-8,000 清十九世紀 白玉金蟬石榴鼻
清十九世紀 青白玉福祿雙全 煙壺
鼻煙壺 清十八/十九世紀 白玉瓜形鼻
煙壺

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