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942
A FINE JADE ‘DOUBLE-GOURD’ SNUFF BOTTLE
18/19th century
The slender bottle built on a concave foot, finished with a carefully
recessed lip, the interior hollowed to conform to the outline of the
bottle; the evenly hued stone with a subtle celadon tinge.
2 3/16in (5.6cm) high
$2,200 - 3,000
943
A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
Jingdezhen kilns, 19th century
The porcelain bottle of compressed globular profile, with a very slightly
spreading neck, flat lip, and neatly finished oval foot ring, the body
finely painted showing cranes and pine trees in a hilly landscape with
scattered rocks.
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
$1,200 - 1,800
944
A MOLDED AND GILT DECORATED PORCELAIN SNUFF
BOTTLE SIMULATING GILT BRONZE
Qianlong mark, late 18th/early 19th century
The oval bottle rising to a waisted neck beneath a gilded flat lip, the
sides vividly molded in high relief with the Eighteen Luohan in various
postures, the formalized cloud scrolls creating a celestial atmosphere;
the richly gilt highlight against a black ground, in imitation of gilt bronze;
a four-character Qianlong mark painted in gold to the recessed flat foot
and surrounded by a neat oval foot ring.
2 3/4in (7cm) high
944 $1,200 - 1,800
941 Compare a gilt-decorated porcelain bottle molded with nine lion-dogs
No lot and ‘brocade’ balls, published and illustrated in The Collector’s book of
Snuff Bottles, 1976, Bob C. Stevens, p. 93, plate 276.
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