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A WHITE JADE ‘FINGER CITRON’ SNUFF BOTTLE A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
Originally a toggle, drilled as a bottle, the citron hanging from a Late 19th/20th century
undercut woody branch bearing multiple leaves, the matrix with a Of natural pebble form, carved from a white matrix with a thin layer of
very faint green cast displaying icy white spots (tiny chips, spoon russet skin (stopper glued to mouth).
broken from stopper and stuck in bottle). 2 3/8in (6cm) high
2 3/16in (5.6cm) high
US$1,200 - 1,500
US$2,500 - 4,000
9197
9193 A MULTI-COLOR OVERLAY AQUAMARINE GLASS SNUFF
A JADE SNUFF BOTTLE BOTTLE
Of melon form, decorated with leafy vines and a butterfly; the white 1850-1930
stone marked with a russet area to one side. Of ovoid form, with a cylindrical neck, wide mouth, oval foot ring, the
2 3/8in (6cm) high sides carved through various color overlays with lotuses separated
with two birds at shoulders, each holding a lingzhi branch in its beak
US$3,000 - 5,000 (minute chips).
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
9194
A CARVED CHALCEDONDY SNUFF BOTTLE US$1,200 - 1,800
Late 19th/20th century
The well-hollowed bottle of compressed globular form, with a 9198
cylindrical neck, recessed lip, rounded oval foot ring, one side carved TWO CARVED CHALCEDONY SNUFF BOTTLES
with a bearded man surrounded by bats, the reverse depicting a 1850-1930
frolicking monkey holding a stick and a peach, with two faux lion Each well-hollowed, and utilizing the natural inclusions and russet
mask-and-ring handles to the narrow sides. skin in the pale honey-toned matrix, one carved with two frolicking
2 1/4in (5.6cm) high puppies and a bird, the other with bird perching on rocks under pine
tree (neck reduced).
US$3,000 - 5,000 2 1/4in (5.7cm) height of each

9195 US$1,200 - 1,500
TWO MOLDED AND ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
19th/20th century 9199
Each molded in the form of a squirrel clinging on a grape vine THREE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
(surface wear, one lacking spoon). 1800-1880
2 1/2 and 2 3/4in (6.4 and 7cm) high The first painted in famille rose enamels with four immortals between
two raised lion masks at shoulders, the underside bearing a ‘Kangxi
US$1,000 - 1,500 nian zhi’ mark; the second molded and enameled with two reserves
on main sides, each framing figures at pavilion, the narrow sides with
two faux lion dog-form handles, the base with a ‘Qianlong nian zhi’
mark; the third featuring a dragon chasing a flaming pearl on each
side against a black ground.
2 1/2 to 2 3/4in (6.4 to 7cm) high

US$1,000 - 1,500

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