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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘POMEGRANATE’ SNUFF A TRANSPARENT BLUISH-GREEN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
BOTTLE 1760-1850
20th century The attractive pear-shaped bottle with two faux lion mask-and-ring
Well-hollowed, carved as a large pomegranate in a ribboned basket, handles, the lower section wrapped by a lotus leaf with incised veins
the sides decorated with auspicious fruits and a bat. and rolled edges, above a rounded oval foot ring.
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high 2 7/16in (6.3cm) high

US$2,000 - 4,000 US$800 - 1,200

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A LAVENDER JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE A GREEN FLUORITE SNUFF BOTTLE
20th century 20th century
The ovoid form bottle of well-hollowed, with a cylindrical neck, Carved in high relief with a long-tailed bird and a phoenix on rocks
recessed lip, flat oval foot, one side carved through a layer of russet that form the foot of the bottle, separated by pine trees with undercut
skin in the pale green and lavender stone, portraying a roundel of a branches and additional birds (some rough edges).
bird and blooming prunus branches, the reverse incised on a raised 2 1/4in (6.4cm) high
panel with a line of poem by Wang Changling, reading yipain bingxin
zai yuhu, two seal cartouches. US$800 - 1,200
2 1/8in (5.5cm) high
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US$2,000 - 3,000 TWO MULTI-COLOR OVERLAID GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
1860-1940
9156 One of tapering form, decorated with seasonal flowers, the second
A JADE ‘BIRD’ CABINET BOTTLE a snowflake ovoid bottle, carved through the overlays with archaistic
Probably modeled as a phoenix, drilled and converted to a bottle; vases containing flowers and stacks of books, the narrow sides
the greenish-white stone with russet and paler inclusions and natural carved with lion mask-and-ring handles.
fissure veins. 2 3/8 and 2 1/2in (6 and 6.4cm) high
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
US$2,000 - 3,000
US$1,500 - 2,500
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9157 THREE JADE AND HARDSTONE SNUFF SAUCERS
A GREEN OVERLAY YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE Including a pale greenish-white circular nephrite dish, one mottled
1830-1930 green and off-white jadeite dish of ovoid form, and a circular
Featuring the ‘One Hundred Antique’ decoration on its side walls hardstone dish of varied gray shades.
(chips to rim). 1 5/8in (4.2cm) diameter of first dish
2 5/8in (6.7cm) high
US$1,000 - 1,500
US$800 - 1,200

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