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SNUFF BOTTLES                                                             9140
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JOANNA LAU SULLIVAN                           A TOURMALINE ‘LINGZHI’ SNUFF BOTTLE
                                                                          Originally a toggle, carved in high relief with lingzhi fungus to its side
9135                                                                      walls (mouth rim chipped).
A GRAY AND WHITE JADE ‘DOUBLE-GOURD’ SNUFF BOTTLE                         1 5/8in (4.2cm) high
1860-1930
The bottle with a waisted neck, flat lip, slightly recessed foot, the     US$1,500 - 2,500
sides with undercut and raised leafy gourds issuing from scrolling
tendrils; the stone of a grayish-white tone, cast with dark gray and      9141
very pale russet inclusions (lacking spoon).                              TWO CARVED CHALCEDONY SNUFF BOTTLES
2 3/8in (6cm) high                                                        19th/20th century
                                                                          Including a compressed globular bottle flanked with a pair of faux lion
US$1,000 - 1,500                                                          mask-and-ring handles, and a melon-form bottle carved in relief with
                                                                          leafy branches issuing additional melons and a squirrel to the exterior
9136                                                                      wall (spoon separated from stopper).
A GREEN OVERLAY CARAMEL GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE                                2 1/2 and 2 5/8in (6.4 and 6.7cm) high
1820-1880
The bottle of ovoid profile, applied with deep green overlay, carved      US$1,000 - 1,500
with a graceful pine tree, bamboo, and auspicious lingzhi plants rising
from precarious rocks, with bats hovering around a jaggy landscape        9142
(small chips along the edges of some overlay work).                       AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
2 7/8in (7.3cm) high                                                      Painted with a continuous scene depicting a prosaic scene of
                                                                          travelers and peddlers walking nearby a guest house situated a
US$1,200 - 1,500                                                          mountainous landscape, one side bearing an apocryphal signature
                                                                          reading Zhou Leyuan, with a small seal painted in red (a flaking spot
9137                                                                      on neck, lacking spoon).
TWO CARVED CHALCEDONY SNUFF BOTTLES                                       2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
1850-1920
Each utilizing the color variations in the stone, one carved with         US$800 - 1,200
butterflies and leafy vines between two faux lion mask-and-ring
handles (chips to rim), the other featuring roosters and lingzhi fungus.  9143
2 1/4 and 2 3/8in (5.7 and 6cm) high                                      A CARVED QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLE
                                                                          1850-1920
US$1,200 - 1,800                                                          Carved as a horned dragon fish with its tail coiled to the underside of
                                                                          its body, some details rendered with carefully incised lines.
9138                                                                      2 5/16in (5.9cm) high
TWO MOLDED AND ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
1800-1860                                                                 US$300 - 400
One molded with nine playful fu lions and ribboned ‘brocade’ balls
against dense cloud scrolls, the other molded as the Daoist immortal
Li Tieguai with his double gourd and crutch (surface wear and soiling,
small chips).
2 5/8 and 2 7/8in (6 and 7.3cm) high

US$800 - 1,200

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TWO CARNELIAN SNUFF BOTTLES
The first in natural pebble form, carved in high relief to its sides
with a dragon and a phoenix (small chips), the other modeled as a
melon, decorated with a cat and butterfly and additional leafy melons
(lacking spoon, minute nicks).
2 1/2 and 2 3/8in (6.4 and 6cm) high

US$800 - 1,200

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