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A GILT-METAL FILIGREE AND WHITE JADE MOUNTED SNUFF
BOTTLE
19th century
Of rectangular outline, each main side mounted with one half of a white
jade plaque split lengthwise, one half carved with fruiting peach tree
and bat, the other with four characters reading yutang fugui, each jade
piece surrounded by filigree floral scrolls extending up the neck.
3 1/4in (8.5cm) high
US$2,000 - 3,000
十九世紀 掐絲金屬鎏金鑲白玉「玉堂富貴」紋鼻煙壺
Similar examples have sold at Sotheby’s, New York, 19-20 March
2013, lot 391; and 18-19 March 2014, lot 345.
8003 ¤
A WHITE JADE ‘LONGEVITY’ SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century
Of flattened pear shape, decorated with symbols of longevity, one side
with deer and cypress, the other with lingzhi and prunus, accented
with enhanced russet coloration.
2 1/8in (5.5cm) high
US$2,500 - 4,000
十八/十九世紀 白玉雕受天百祿紋鼻煙壺
8003
CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES FOM AMERICAN COLLECTIONS | 5
