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A PALE GREEN GLASS OVIFORM SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1820
Of compressed form, the sides carved with two facing clambering
chilong, the tails winding around to form the footrim.
6.2cm. (2.3/8in) high.

£1,500 - 2,000
HK$15,000 - 20,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
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Provenance
Clare Lawrence Ltd., London
Christie’s New York, 18th October 1993 Lot 216
The Reif Collection

Compare with a similar green glass ‘chilong’ bottle, ‘Snuff Bottles of
China’, Hugh M. Moss, Bibelot Publishers Ltd., 1971, p.115, no.237.

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A CARVED LAVENDER QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLE
1850-1900
Of flattened, rectangular form with rounded shoulders, short
cylindrical neck and neatly carved oval foot rim, carved in low relief
to each side with an oval vignette with a leafy branch of ripe fruit, the
sides carved with mock mask ring handles, stopper.
6cm (2.3/8in) high.

£1,000 - 1,500
HK$9,800 - 15,000
CNY8,900 - 13,000
Provenance
Antiquités St. Nicolas, Chablis, France, 16th July 1986

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A CARVED JADEITE ‘BIRD AND FLOWER’ SNUFF BOTTLE
1850-1900
Well hollowed, of flattened rectangular form, carved in relief to each
side with a vignette variously depicting birds perched on flowering
branches, the sides with simulated beast mask handles, the stone of
pale green tone, stopper.
6cm. (2.3/8in) high. (2).

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

Provenance
Antiquités St. Nicolas, Chablis, France, 16th July 1986

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