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93 *
A GROUP OF SIX VARIOUS RED, BLACK
AND GREEN OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF
BOTTLES
Qing Dynasty
Comprising: a red overlay on snowstorm
bottle carved with confronting chilong; two
black-on-white overlay bottles, the first
carved with birds and prunus, the second
with archaistic, confronting chilong; a deep
purple-on-clear glass overlay bottle with
sinuous dragons; and two ‘hundred antiques’
93 design bottles, one green overlay on toffee
glass, stopper, the second red overlay on a
snowstorm ground.
Largest 6.5 cm high (6).

£1,000 - 1,500
HK$9,800 - 15,000
CNY8,900 - 13,000

Provenance
Quek Kiok Lee Collection (1921 – 2018),
Singapore, and thence by descent

94 *
A GROUP OF FOUR JADE AND
HARDSTONE SNUFF BOTTLES
Qing Dynasty/Republic period
Including: a well-hollowed creamy and black
jade pebble shaped bottle, stopper; and a
creamy jade bottle with paired animal mask
and ring handles.
The tallest: 7.5cm (3in) high (4).

94 £1,000 - 1,500
HK$9,800 - 15,000
CNY8,900 - 13,000
Provenance
Quek Kiok Lee Collection (1921 – 2018),
Singapore, and thence by descent
95 *
Y
A GROUP OF SEVEN BAMBOO VENEER,
MOULDED GOURD AND CARVED
LACQUER SNUFF BOTTLES
20th century
Variously decorated with bat and shou
motifs, archaistic dragons and phoenix,
auspicious emblems and characters and
a mountainous river landscape, six with
stoppers.
The largest 6.5cm (2.1/2in) high including
stopper. (13).

£800 - 1,200
HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000
Provenance
Quek Kiok Lee Collection (1921 – 2018),
Singapore, and thence by descent

95

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