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SNUFF BOTTLES
PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER 3230
A RECTANGULAR JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
3221 3225 The rectangular bottle with flat rim and
TWO AMBER SNUFF BOTTLES TWO SIMILAR-SHAPED SNUFF BOTTLES straight neck, raised on a high foot ring, the
The first of tapering ovoid form with flat rim Both of rounded rectangular form, the stone of white hue with one side showing a
and rounded neck raised on a conforming first of translucent red glass with concave calcified skin, the sides flanked by well-carved
foot ring, the polished body flanked by mouth rim and slightly flared neck above a faux-mask and ring handles.
faux mask and ring handles; the second of conforming foot ring; the second of carved 2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
naturalistic pebble form with a highly polished jet with flat rim and base with polished $1,500 - 2,500
surface; together with a rounded square form exterior (small foot chip).
stone bottle carved from mottled stone of 2 1/2in (6.4cm) height of taller 3231
cream and caramel hues (small chips and $1,000 - 1,500 A GRAY AND WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
crazing). [3] Of rectangular form, with a flat mouth rim
2 3/8in (6cm) height of tallest PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE and straight neck, raised on a conforming flat
$2,000 - 3,000 CALIFORNIA COLLECTION base, the surface highly polished accentuating
the mottled grey and white hues of the stone.
3222 3226 2 5/8in (6.7cm) high
A ROOT AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE A BLACK AND WHITE JADE SNUFF $1,000 - 2,000
19th century BOTTLE
Of tapering ovoid form with a cylindrical Of compressed globular form with a slightly 3232
neck, flat lip, raised oval foot, the shoulders concave mouth rim on a gently flared neck TWO PEBBLE FORM JADE SNUFF
flanked with two raised faux lion mask-and- and raised on a concave base, the main body BOTTLES
ring handles; the opaque earth-colored matrix carved in relief with two Buddhist lions with The larger of white hue with some opaque
displaying variegated shades (wear, small one side showing an embroidered ball carved white mottling, with a russet stained vein
chips). in a patch of white stone. towards the base among russet patches; the
1 13/16in (4.7cm) high 2 1/8in (5.4cm) high smaller bottle of a pale grey hue with russet
$1,000 - 1,500 $1,200 - 1,500 and opaque white patches throughout.
2 3/8in (6cm) height of taller
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF 3227 $1,000 - 2,000
FRANK AND GEORGIA JAMES A SPINACH JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
Of rounded spade form, the well-hollowed 3233
3223 bottle with a flat mouth rim and flared neck TWO JADE SNUFF BOTTLES
A CORAL SNUFF BOTTLE raised on a flat base, the stone of various The first of purse form flanked by carved faux-
Of pear form with carving in high relief of mottles hues of green and near black speckles. mask and ring handles and raised on a high
a fruiting plant at the side, with a flowering 2in (5.1cm) high foot ring, the stone of olive hue; the second of
potted plant at the opposite side, both atop $800 - 1,200 rounded square form with flat rim on a straight
an oval base and carved from the same neck and raised on a flat base, the stone of
piece of coral. 3228 mottled grey and brown hues; together with
2 1/4in (5.7cm) height overall TWO RECTANGULAR JADE SNUFF a hardstone bottle of round form with lobed
$1,000 - 1,500 BOTTLES border and raised on a tall foot, the stone of
The first of white hue with a flat mouth rim mottled brown and cream hues. [3]
PROPERTY FROM THE BENTLEY on a straight neck and raised on an oval 2 3/4in (7cm) height of tallest
COLLECTION, LONDON, UK foot ring, the surface polished to a soft $1,500 - 2,000
luster and flanked by faux-mask and ring
3224 handles; the second of near-white hue with 3234
A LAC BURGAUTÉ SNUFF BOTTLE a slight brown tinge. A CARVED NEPHRITE JADE SNUFF
Japan 2in (5.1cm) height of taller BOTTLE
Of rounded rectangular form with abalone $1,500 - 2,500 The bottle of rounded square form raised on
shell inlay of deep purple, blue and green a conforming foot ring, the front carved in
hues also with gold inlay depicting a floral 3229 relief with three sheep below the rising sun,
scene with a bird and a landscape, the sides TWO JADE SNUFF BOTTLES the reverse showing a crane on a branch
and top a diaper ground with silver mouth and The first of compressed globular form with a below clouds.
foot rims, the base bearing a Qianlong seal slightly concave mouth rim and straight neck, 2in (5.1cm) high
mark. the stone with satin polish and of pale cream $1,000 - 1,500
3 5/8in (9.2cm) height overall hue; the second of rounded rectangular form
$1,000 - 1,500 with slightly concave mouth rim and tapered In her book Hidden Meanings in Chinese
neck and raised on a conforming foot ring, Art, San Francisco, 2006, p.146, Terese Tse
A similar lac burgaute snuff bottle from the the stone with an ‘unfinished’ russet skin to Bartholomew points out that the decoration
Linda Riddell Hoffman collection was sold in one side on the opaque white bottle. of three sheep below a rising sun alludes
our New York rooms, 22 March 2011, lot 146. 1 7/8in (4.9cm) height of tallest to the three unbroken male (or yang) lines
$1,200 - 1,500 forming the qian trigram of the Yijing, and
thus can be interpreted as a rebus for
Prosperity in the Springtime.
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