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A SPINACH GREEN JADE ‘CHILONG’ SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century
The pear-shaped bottle carved with high relief chilong clambering
about the narrow neck, with an archaistic flange to one side, the stone
of a translucent apple green hue with dark speckles.
6cm (2 3/8in) high

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,700 - 13,000 HK$9,800 - 15,000

Provenance
Caldwell Collection
The North Carolina Museum of Art
Sotheby’s, New York, 23 and 24 March 1998, lot 229

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A LARGE BLACK AND GREY JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
Late Qing Dynasty
The plain flattened globular bottle, with a flat lip and recessed bottle,
the stone of gun-metal grey and dark granite hue.
7.9cm (3 1/8in) high
£1,200 - 1,500
CNY10,000 - 13,000 HK$12,000 - 15,000

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A ‘CHICKEN-BONE’ JADE SNUFF BOTTLE ASIAN ART - DAY 1 | 117
19th century
Of baluster form, the plain bottle rising from a small foot to a small
mouth, the stone of a striated ivory hue.
6.2cm (2 1/2in) high
£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$7,800 - 12,000

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.