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SNUFF BOTTLES

PROPERTY FROM A LADY
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TWO BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES A RUSSET AND WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century Late 19th/20th century
The first a cylindrical bottle with a wide mouth, thin lip, the side The rounded square bottle rising to a short and straight neck, with
walls painted with a prosaic scene depicting figures at ease in a a flat lip, recessed foot, one main side of convex profile, polished to
pleasant courtyard, the recessed foot with a Yongzheng six-character display a layer of russet skin to the slightly gray-tinged stone marked
mark within a circular foot ring; the second a tapering bottle with with a patch of lighter area on the lip and neck.
a long neck, slightly flared mouth, rounded lip, painted with a 2in (5.1cm) high
continuous scene of a scholar and his attendant holding a qin in a
typical landscape with pine trees and rocks surrounding a winding $1,500 - 2,000
watercourse, the underside with a Qianlong mark within a circular
foot ring. 6147
3 1/8in (8cm) height of each
TWO PEBBLE-FORM JADE SNUFF BOTTLES
Both well-hollowed, retaining the natural forms of the original
$1,000 - 1,500 pebbles, the surfaces uncarved, displaying rich russet inclusions and
natural fissure lines..
6143 2 3/16 and 2 3/4in (5.5 and 7cm) high
A CARVED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century $2,500 - 3,500
Well-hollowed, of flattened globular form, with a cylindrical neck,
flat lip, raised and flat oval foot, the exterior worked with the color 6148
variations of the natural semi-translucent stone, carefully carved
to depict a pleasing landscape scene of birds in flight overlooking TWO EGGPLANT-FORM JADE SNUFF BOTTLES
lush growth of flowers and pine trees, the reverse depicting pierced 19th/early 20th century
rockwork emerging from raging waves (tiny chips along rim). Each well-hollowed, with calyx surrounding the mouth, the first
2in (5.1cm) high carved from pale green and russet jade, one side decorated with
a beetle carved in relief; the second utilizing the natural russet
inclusions in the white stone, carved with feathery leaves.
$1,200 - 2,000 2 1/8in (5.4cm) height of each
6144 $1,800 - 2,500
A CARVED JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
Late 19th/early 20th century 6149
Well-hollowed, the bottle realistically rendered as a corn cob,
supported by a circular foot ring, with a short neck, flat lip; the off- FOUR SNUFF BOTTLES
white stone cast with a pale russet tinge. 19th/20th century
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high Including a malachite bottle of tapering ovoid form, a waisted moss
agate bottle, a triangle form bottle decorated with raised leaves to
the side walls, and carved from honey-brown chalcedony (small
$600 - 800 chips), the fourth a hardstone bottle with a russet patch in the white
matrix (tiny chips, lip with polished down areas).
PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS 2 1/8 to 2 9/16in (5.4 to 6.6cm) high
6145 $1,000 - 1,500
A LAPIS LAZULI SNUFF BOTTLE
Presented as a section of a tree trunk, the sides realistically executed
with wavy contours and carved in raised relief with slender curving
branches bearing buds and blossoms; the matrix of rich purple blue,
displaying natural metallic inclusions.
1 3/4in (4.4cm) high
$800 - 1,200

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