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AN OVERLAY DECORATED YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS ‘GUANYIN’ CABINET BOTTLE
Yangzhou School, 1850-1920 Wang Xisan School, 2008
The rectangular bottle with sloping shoulders, rising to a cylindrical The flattened oval bottle painted similarly to both sides with the
neck, flat lip, oval foot ring, the lemon-yellow ground with thinly Guanyin seated in royal ease on rocks, her benign face framed by a
applied red and dark brown overlays, delicately carved with a lotus bright full moon, both sides titled, dated wuzi (2008), signed shuangyu
pond and dragonflies to one side, reversed with butterflies hovering at Xisan Painting Institute (lacking spoon).
over flower blossoms and rocks, with a rooster nearby, separated by 3 1/4in (8.4cm) high
two faux animal mask-and-ring handles (minute chips).
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high US$2,000 - 4,000

US$500 - 700 9315
A CANTON ENAMEL ON COPPER SNUFF BOTTLE
9311 1880-1950
A GOLD AVENTURINE-SPLASHED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE Each main side of the ovoid bottle featuring a raised panel, framing
1750-1820 children in a garden, set off against a sapphire blue ground filled
Of compressed globular form with a waisted neck, splayed oval foot with blossoms and scrolls, the lip and foot pad exposing the reddish
ring, the clear glass with a faint bluish-green tint suffused with tiny copper (wear, losses, degraded).
bubbles and sparkling gold splashes (lacking stopper, neck probably 2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
reduced in size).
2in (5.1cm) high US$500 - 700

US$500 - 700 9316
TWO METAL SNUFF BOTTLES
9312 19th century
A RED OVERLAY ‘SNOWFLAKE’ GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE The first a black coated bronze bottle in the form of a moon flask, its
1780-1860 neck narrowing towards a thin lip, with a raised and splayed foot, the
Of compressed globular form with a waisted neck, flat lip, carved opposing panels on the front and back with lightly engraved and gilt
through the layer of red overlay depicting figures on a carriage under washed shou medallions separated by raised designs at shoulders
a parasol or riding an immortal deer companied by an attendant, with and additional gilt decorations (wear, losses to gilt); the second
pine and blooming prunus trees rising from craggy rocks surrounding a spade form silver bottle with enameled decoration of the ‘Eight
a spreading oval foot ring (chips). Buddhist Emblems’ amongst cloud scrolls (wear, loss to enamel on
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high foot).
2 1/4 and 2 5/8in (5.7 and 6.7cm) high
US$1,000 - 1,500
US$1,000 - 1,500
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A RED OVERLAY CLEAR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1900-1950
The ovoid bottle with a slightly spreading neck, recessed lip, splayed
foot ring, its clear ground in contrast to the cranberry-red overlay,
carved to the front and back with a bat above a leafy peach branch
(small chips to lip).
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high

US$400 - 600

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