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A YELLOW JADE ‘RIBBON SASH’ SNUFF
BOTTLE
18th century
The flattened oval bottle with a flat lip and
slightly recessed foot, the body carved in
low relief with a diaper patterned sash tied at
the front with a ribbon, the stone of an even
greenish-yellow hue.
5cm (2in) high

£4,000 - 6,000
CNY35,000 - 53,000
HK$44,000 - 66,000 414
The tied silk sash and ribbon motif, a rebus
for peace, longevity and official honours,
is frequently found on jade snuff bottles
with Imperial attributions. See a white jade
purse-shaped bottle, R. Kleiner, Chinese
Snuff Bottles, British Museum 1995, no. 61;
also see a yellow jade double gourd bottle,
Christie’s New York, 20 September 2005, lot
482.

415
A COBALT BLUE GLASS BOWL
Incised Daoguang four-character mark, Qing
Dynasty
With well-rounded sides rising to a gently
everted rim and standing on a rounded, lipped
foot, the base with an incised mark within a
double square.
14.3cm (5 5/8in) diam.

£1,000 - 2,000
CNY8,800 - 18,000
HK$11,000 - 22,000
415
416
A BLUE GLASS OCTAGONAL BOWL
Xianfeng incised four-character mark
The bowl of a rich cobalt hue; together with
a red overlay glass globular water pot carved
with lotus and prunus, apocryphal Qianlong
four-character incised mark. 12.3cm (4 3/4in)
diam.
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000
HK$22,000 - 33,000

416

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