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TWO OVERLAY DECORATED GLASS TWO CARVED JADE SNUFF BOTTLES TWO JADE SNUFF BOTTLES
SNUFF BOTTLES 20th century 1830-1910
Red overlay snowflake bottle: late 18th/19th The first an ovoid bottle built on a recessed Both undecorated; the first a well-hollowed
century foot rising to a slightly spreading neck, flat bottle of compressed globular form,
Dark brown overlay white glass bottle: late lip, one side carved with a vigorous dragon supported on a tall, neatly finished foot ring,
19th century pursuing a flaming pearl, reversed with a with a cylindrical neck, flat lip, the stone of
The first fluidly carved through cranberry-red, fish jumping out of waves, the stone of mixed white and gray coloration, cast with
displaying four sinuous dragons around the predominantly gray and white coloration; the dark gray and faint russet patches; the
side walls; the second attributed to Yangzhou second a well-hollowed pebble-form bottle second a spade-shaped bottle with a deeply
School, decorated with thinly applied overlays, carved as a fish from a white and russet waisted neck, wide, recessed lip, flat foot,
one side carved with an prosaic display of matrix, some details rendered with dense carved from a greenish-white matrix marked
auspicious fruits, fish, wine cup, and a water incised lines. with rich russet inclusions.
coupe, with an oval seal mark to a corner, 2 3/16 and 2 1/4in (5.6 and 5.7cm) high 2 1/4 and 2 3/8in (5.7 and 6cm) high
reading jiyang (xiang), the reverse featuring a
deer atop of dramatic rocks, and a phoenix in US$1,000 - 1,500 US$900 - 1,200
flight towards the sun, the top carved with the
characters fu lu yi zhi.
2 5/8 and 2 1/4in (6.7 and 5.8cm) high 5229
A CARVED JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
1830-1920
US$800 - 1,200 Of tapering form, supported on a carefully
flared, stepped foot ring, with a deeply
5226 waisted neck, flat lip, one main side carved
THREE HARDSTONE SNUFF BOTTLES in low relief with a gnarled pine tree next to
19th/20th century rocks; the pale grayish-white matrix cast with
The first a well-hollowed rounded chalcedony russet inclusions and natural fissure lines
bottle, cleverly utilizing the black inclusions cleverly coordinated with the outline of the
in the gray-tone matrix, carved in relief pine tree.
with two confronting beasts; the second a 2 5/8in (6.7cm) high
rounded rectangular chalcedony bottle of
predominantly gray and honey coloration, US$800 - 1,200
decorated with a bat and cloud scrolls; the
third an amethyst bottle with undercut and
raised decoration of a leafy fruiting tree rising 5230
from a band of rocks above a stepped foot. TWO RUSSET STONE SNUFF BOTTLES
1 3/4 to 2 3/8in (4.5 to 6cm) high The first an ovoid bottle standing on an oval
foot ring, with a subtly waisted neck, flat lip,
US$600 - 800 the narrow sides flanked with two raised
dragons; the second of rounded rectangular
form, with an oval foot ring, straight neck,
5227 recessed lip, the surfaces retaining a natural
A WELL-HOLLOWED WHITE JADE SNUFF uneven appearance, one side with very limited
BOTTLE manipulation to present a landscape with
1850-1920 sparsely scattered plants.
The pear-form bottle rising from an oval foot 2 1/4 and 2 15/16in (5.7 and 6.9cm) high
ring, with a waisted neck, wide mouth, thin
and flared lip; the even-hued off-white matrix US$600 - 800
displaying minimum inclusions.
2 1/8in (5.4cm) high
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US$1,200 - 1,800 THREE GREEN JADEITE SNUFF
BOTTLES
All well-hollowed, the first a compressed
globular bottle with a flat foot and lip, straight
neck, the surfaces undecorated; the second
of spade form with a gently tapering neck,
recessed lip, the main sides carved in low
relief with various animals in a garden; the
third bottle standing on a recessed foot, with a
waisted neck, flat lip, the sides with two large
symmetrically positioned bats.
2 to 2 1/8in (5.1 to 5.4cm) high

US$1,200 - 1,800

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