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                                                                              AN OPAQUE YELLOW GLASS SNUFF
                                                                              BOTTLE
                                                                              1750-1820, attributed to the Palace
                                                                              workshops, Beijing
                                                                              Of flattened ovoid form, resting on a neatly
                                                                              carved footrim, the glass of rich egg yolk
                                                                              tone, stopper.
                                                                              5.5cm. (2.1/8in) high. (2).

                                                                              £2,000 - 4,000
                          116                                                 HK$20,000 - 39,000
                                                                              CNY18,000 - 35,000

                                                                              Provenance
                                                                              Clare Lawrence Ltd., London, 19th April
                                                                              1993
                                                                              The Alexander Brody Collection
                                                                              The Thewlis Collection

                                                                              117 *

                                                                              A PALE RUBY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
                                                                              1720-1780, attributed to the Palace
                                                                              workshops, Beijing
                                                                              Of compressed rounded form, resting on a
                                                                              wide oval footrim, the glass graduating from
                                                                              tones of deeper ruby to pink, stopper.
                                                                              5.9cm. (2.3/8in) high. (2).

                                                                              £2,000 - 4,000
                                                                              HK$20,000 - 39,000
                                                                              CNY18,000 - 35,000
                                                                              Provenance
                                                                              Clare Lawrence Ltd., London
                                                                              Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5th May 1994, Lot
                          117                                                 1206
                                                                              The Edward T. Chow Collection

                                                                              118 *

                                                                              A RUBY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
                                                                              1740-1800, attributed to the Palace
                                                                              workshops, Beijing
                                                                              Of rounded flattened form, supported on a
                                                                              neatly carved footrim, the transparent body
                                                                              of deep ruby tone.
                                                                              4.7cm. (1.7/8in) high.
                                                                              £2,000 - 3,000
                                                                              HK$20,000 - 29,000
                                                                              CNY18,000 - 27,000

                                                                              Provenance
                                                                              Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 30th October 1990,
                                                                              Lot 9
                                                                              The Kaynes-Klitz Collection




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