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A ‘DOUBLE-GOURD’ JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE A BLACK AND WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
20th century 20th century
The sides carved in relief and undercut with leafy branches and tendril Of tapering ovoid form with a cylindrical neck, recessed lip and foot,
scrolls; the faint green matrix cast with large patches of bright apple- the front and back utilizing the white portion in the evenly-hued black
green and paler inclusions. stone, carved with the Hehe twins and bats in a rocky mountainous
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high setting.
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
US$1,000 - 1,500
US$600 - 800
9301
THREE CARVED CHALCEDONY SNUFF BOTTLES 9306
20th century A TURQUOISE SNUFF BOTTLE
Including a baluster form bottle with two faux lion mask handles at 1880-1940
shoulders, one side carved in relief with a large bird swooping towards The side walls carved in high relief and undercut with an attendant
a prey animal (tiny chips); a peach-shaped bottle carved from a standing next to a scholar sitting under a pine tree in a magical garden
caramel colored stone, with raised design around the sides presenting with a squirrel and parrot on elaborate rocks (small chips).
two bearded scholars near an incense burner and auspicious objects, 2 3/4in (7cm) high
further decorated with two bats (small chips at mouth and foot rims);
and a bottle of oval profile, one side carved through the russet coat in US$800 - 1,200
the mostly gray-toned matrix, possibly depicting Liu Hai standing near
his basket, with a bat nearby. 9307
2 3/16 to 2 5/16in (5.6 to 5.9cm) high A TWO-COLOR OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
20th century
US$1,000 - 1,500 Of rounded rectangular form with a waisted neck, recessed lip,
short, oval foot ring, the body of grayish-white and pale russet tones
9302 resembling chalcedony, with applied honey and dark brown overlays,
A CONJOINED GRAYISH-WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE carved with a fisherman and a horseman on the main sides, separated
1850-1940 by serrated rocks (mouth rim chipped).
Well-hollowed, carved as two conjoined melons enmeshed within leafy 2 3/8in (6cm) high
branches, decorated with a smaller melon on one side, with a butterfly
and a tiny insect carved in low relief; the grayish stone displaying US$500 - 700
some russet areas (chips).
1 7/8in (4.8cm) high 9308
A CARVED MINIATURE CHALCEDONY SNUFF BOTTLE
US$1,200 - 2,000 Of ovoid form, supported by a recessed oval foot, the surfaces of the
bottle with an uneven contour, one side carved through the opaque
9303 russet stratum in the stone, depicting a galloping horse exhaling vapor
A FOSSILIFEROUS SNUFF BOTTLE below the sun (chip at rim, stopper glued to neck).
1850-1930 1 5/8in (4.2cm) high
Of compressed form, with a cylindrical neck, recessed lip, flared
oval foot ring, the narrow sides with two raised mock lion mask- US$600 - 800
and-ring handles; the pale grayish stone displaying diamond and
chrysanthemum-head patterns, with a dark gray band surrounding the 9309
shoulder (tiny chips). A CAMEO CHALCEDONY ‘FISH’ SNUFF BOTTLE
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high 1820-1930
Well-hollowed, the rounded square form bottle with a slightly flared
US$800 - 1,200 neck, recessed lip, oval foot ring, one side utilizing the russet layer in
the pale gray-toned matrix carved in relief with a carp and two lotus
9304 blossoms issuing from a lotus root.
A QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLE 2 3/8in (6cm) high
Late 19th/20th century
Of rounded square form with a cylindrical neck, recessed lip, US$600 - 800
protruding oval foot, the purple brown matrix with variegated shades
and natural fissure lines (lacking spoon, pinpoint nicks).
2in (5.1cm) high

US$600 - 800

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