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VARIOUS OWNERS.
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SEVEN JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLES SEVEN HARDSTONE SNUFF BOTTLES A TOURMALINE, FOUR AMETHYST AND
Qing Dynasty Qing Dynasty TWO ROSE-QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLES
Of various forms and carved in relief with: Relief carved in various minerals and TOGETHER WITH AN AMETHYST
phoenix in branches to each side, stopper comprising: malachite depicting lady in PENDANT
and wood stand; foliate flanges to corners, garden, stopper and wood stand; turquoise Qing Dynasty
stopper with bird finial and with wood with squirrels in fruiting vine, stopper and The tourmaline bottle relief-carved with
stand; figures in boat to one side, stopper; wood stand; turquoise depicting peony, butterflies and foliage, stopper with peony
figural scenes to each side, stopper; a frog stopper and wood stand; lapis lazuli with finial, wood stand; the amethyst examples
ascending one side, stopper; one carved mountain goats, stopper and wood stand; variously relief-carved with: peony, bird and
in low relief with diaper and bearing side lapis lazuli featuring a deer below pine, rockwork, stopper with bird finial, wood
flanges, stopper, together with a plain stopper; agate with cat and butterfly, stopper stand; peony and bird, flower head stopper;
oviform example. and another agate bottle depicting birds in conjoined fish, stopper with fish finial, wood
The tallest bottle (with stopper): 9cm (3 1/2in) branches, stopper and wood stand. stand: bird amidst prunus, stopper with bird
high (15). The tallest bottle (with stopper): 7.8cm (3 finial; birds and lingzhi fungus, matching
1/16in) high excluding stand (19). stopper; birds amidst peony, matching
£1,500 - 2,000 stopper together with an amethyst bird
HK$16,000 - 21,000 £800 - 1,200 and gourd pendant. The tallest bottle (with
CNY13,000 - 18,000 HK$8,500 - 13,000 stopper): 9.8cm (3 7/8in) high (18).
CNY7,100 - 11,000
Provenance: An English private collection, £800 - 1,200
and thence by descent. Provenance: An English private collection, HK$8,500 - 13,000
and thence by descent. CNY7,100 - 11,000
Provenance: An English private collection,
and thence by descent.
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