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6172
THREE RED OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF
BOTTLES
19th/20th century
The first an ovoid bottle with cranberry red
overlay decorated with dragons fluidly carved
to both main sides against the transparent
ground suffused with ‘snowflake’ specks;
the second a clear glass bottle built on a
platform supported on three legs, the applied
red overlay carved to present bat, peaches,
pomegranate, and Buddha’s hand citron; the
last a compressed globular bottle, carved
through a layer of dark red overlay, depicting
fish jumping out of lotus pond, the bottle of
cloudy white color with numerous tiny white
specks (chips, rubbing).
2 3/16 to 2 7/8in (5.6 to 7.3cm) high

$1,500 - 2,500
Provenance
Bottle decorated with fish:
Eldred’s Auction, East Dennis, 6172
Massachusetts, 25 August 1982
Bottle decorated with dragons:
Frank Caro, acquired 28 July 1977
6173
A JADEITE AND TWO HARDSTONE
SNUFF BOTTLES
The first a thin-sectioned jadeite bottle
carved with flowers and rocks on both
sides, the matrix of predominantly lavender
coloring, mottled with apple green and off-
white areas; the second an ovoid hardstone
bottle carved with Shoulao holding a peach
on one side, and a bat on verso, the green
and black matrix cast with a notable patch
of ruby in purple pink; the third a pear form
bottle decorated with two raised lion dog
masks at shoulder, the stone of russet and
pale green coloration.
1 7/8 to 2 1/8in (4.8 to 5.4cm) high

$1,000 - 1,500
Provenance
Green and black bottle carved with a 6173
shoulao:
Eldred’s Auction, East Dennis,
Massachusetts, 22 August 1979
Pear-shaped bottle:
Eldred’s Auction, East Dennis,
Massachusetts, 28 August 1982
6174
A GROUP OF EIGHT SNUFF BOTTLES
Including one amber bottle with incised
orchid on one side, and reversed with an
image of an elephant; two rose quartz
bottles, one carnelian carving drilled as a
bottle, one turquois bottle, one lapis lazuli
bottle, and two smoky crystal bottles (some
with small chips, all with dry glue deposit, or
encrusted with black substances to bases).
1 1/2 to 2 5/8in (3.8 to 6.7cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500

Due to the large number of items in this
lot, condition reports and photographs of
individual items will not be available. 6174

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