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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS 3239 PROPERTY FROM THE BENTLEY
A CARVED JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE COLLECTION, LONDON, UK
3235 19th/early 20th century
TWO CARVED JADE SNUFF BOTTLES Of ovoid form, carved in relief on one side 3243
The first of compressed circular form with flat with a slender Buddha’s hand citron tree rising TWO JADE SNUFF BOTTLES
mouth rim, straight neck and raised on an behind perforated rocks, the reverse featuring The first formed from an oval nephrite
oval foot ring, the front and back with raised a floating chrysanthemum branch above plaque with russet veining on the stone of
circular cartouches and flanked by saddles, additional rocks; the off-white stone with celadon hue with silver mounts; the second
the stone of white hue with grey flecks; the striated patterns and russet inclusions. of rounded rectangular form from stone of
second of compressed globular form with 2 3/4in (7cm) high mottled green hue, with a skin of white carved
concave mouth rim, tapering neck and raised $1,200 - 1,800 into the form of a flower further carved with
on a concave base, the stone of opaque two green insects in relief.
white hue (scratching, chips). 3240 3 3/4in (9.5cm) height of taller
2 in (5.1cm) height of tallest A MELON FORM RUSSET JADE SNUFF $1,000 - 1,500
$2,500 - 4,000 BOTTLE
Retaining some of the contour and russet skin PROPERTY FROM A WEST COAST
3236 of the original boulder, the russet skin used for COLLECTION
TWO CARVED NEPHRITE SNUFF the butterflies hovering over the gray-green
BOTTLES surfaces of the lobed fruit. 3244
The first of tapering ovoid form standing on a 1 5/8in (4.2cm) high A GROUP OF THREE JADE SNUFF
short splayed foot ring, waisted neck, flat lip, $1,000 - 1,500 BOTTLES
the slightly celadon-tinged stone with paler Comprised of two jadeite bottles, one of olive
inclusions incised with a carp to one side, the 3241 green hue with decoration of melons and fruit,
verso with a four-character inscription reading TWO CARVED JADE SNUFF BOTTLES the other of pale green hue decorated with
xue jin fang you (stopper stuck in neck); the 1880-1940 birds on flowering branches; the third bottle of
second a well-hollowed bottle of compressed The first a jadeite bottle of spade form with nephrite decorated with a weathered patina
globular form, with a flat lip and foot, the a flat mouth rim above a flared neck and and archaic script, the stone of grey hue with
slightly uneven surfaces undecorated, the raised on a concave base, the main body russet divots (small chips).
faint grayish-white stone displaying a rich of pale green and apple green hues carved 2 1/2in (6.4cm) height of tallest
layer of russet skin on one of its main sides with scrolling lingzhi and flanked by two bats $1,000 - 1,500
(lacking spoon, small chips). carved from the russet skin; the second a
2 1/16 and 2in (5.2 and 5.1cm) high natural pebble white jade bottle carved in the PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER
$2,000 - 3,000 form of a stalk of bok choy, an insect resting
on one side of the cluster of leaves, its body 3245
3237 picked out by a small patch of dark grey A GROUP OF THREE ROCK CRYSTAL
A CARVED JADE BASKET WEAVE GILT inclusions in the stone. SNUFF BOTTLES
EMBELLISHED SNUFF BOTTLE 2 3/4in (7cm) height of taller One of rounded square form with faux
Of rounded rectangular form with a flat mouth $3,000 - 5,000 mask and ring handles; one of tapering
rim above a straight neck and raised on a wide form; and one of pear form carved from
conforming foot ring, the stone of fairly even 3242 ‘hair crystal’ (chips).
mottled white hue with the recessed areas of A CARVED JADE SNUFF BOTTLE 2 1/2in (6.4cm) height of tallest
the faux-basket weave containing a gilt wash. Of spade shape with cylindrical neck, the well- $700 - 900
2 7/8in (7.5cm) high hollowed body carved with a pair of raised
$3,000 - 5,000 volutes that form the opposing shoulders, the
flat rectangular base and the shoulders drilled
3238 to hold a string for suspension.
A GROUP OF THREE JADE SNUFF 1 3/4in (4.5cm) high
BOTTLES $800 - 1,200
The first a small lady’s bottle of spade form
with concave mouth rim and slightly flared
neck raised on a flat base, the stone of even
opaque white hue; the second a large rounded
square bottle of slightly irregular form with flat
rim, straight neck and conforming foot ring,
carved from striated opaque white and russet
stone; the third a purse form bottle carved on
the surface with a simulated cloth wrap, the
stone of pale green jadeite (small flecks).
2 5/8in (6.6cm) height of tallest
$3,500 - 5,000
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