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A grouP of snuff BottlEs And 38 aSiaN aRt | 17
jAdE PlAquEs
Qing Dynasty and later
Comprising: Five green jade plaque pendants;
a hardstone; a chicken bone jade butterfly
plaque; two porcelain corn-form snuff bottles;
four agate bottles including a lavender
hued bottle carved with a magnolia bud; an
aventurine glass bottle, stopper; a small hair-
crystal bottle carved with a bat; an amethyst
bottle carved with a scholar; a jet bottle,
stopper.
The largest bottle: 8cm (3 1/8in) high (18).

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY19,000 - 29,000 HK$24,000 - 36,000

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thrEE PorCElAin snuff BottlEs
Late Qing Dynasty and later
Comprising an oviform bottle decorated with
calligraphy and an iron red seal ‘tao’, Qianlong
seal mark; a famille rose bottle enamelled with
Zhong Kui, Daoguang seal mark; and an iron-
red bottle also decorated with Zhong Kui. The
iron-red bottle: 8cm (3 1/8in) high (3).

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,700 - 12,000 HK$9,600 - 14,000

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two rEd oVErlAy glAss BottlEs
19th century
The first carved in relief with a continuous
scene of a sage on horseback and an
attendant, the reverse with figures in a boat,
before pine, lingzhi and a fruiting peach tree
issuing from pierced rockwork; the second
with antiquities and scholars’ utensils set
on tables, both on snow storm grounds,
stoppers.
The largest bottle 6.7cm (2.5/8in) high.

£700 - 1,000
CNY6,700 - 9,600 HK$8,400 - 12,000