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A WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE A FAMILLE ROSE ‘LEGEND OF THE TWO OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH WHITE SNAKE’ SNUFF BOTTLE BOTTLES
CENTURY QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND QING DYNASTY, 18TH 19TH
PERIOD CENTURY
of a naturalistic pebble form, the stone of an
even, white color with a patch of russet skin, of attened spade shape, painted in colorful the rst of red overlay white glass carved to
relief-carved with a dragon pursuing a ‘Flaming enamels depicting the sea battle and an interior depict quail and chrysanthemum to one side, the
Pearl,’ stopper (2) scene from the legend, the sides and neck with reverse pheasant and peony; the second blue
Height 2½ in., 6.4 cm underglaze blue and gilt lotus, the base with a overlay translucent glass depicting chilong and
four-character seal mark in underglaze blue; ruyi clouds, stoppers (4)
PROVENANCE together with a late Qing dynasty enameled Height of taller 2¾ in., 7 cm
Collection of Dr. Norman Stanley Amer, New York porcelain ‘peacock and prunus’ snu bottle with
(1930-2011). an apocryphal Qianlong seal mark, stoppers (4) $ 2,500-3,500
Height of taller 2¼ in., 5.7 cm
$ 5,000-7,000 㶭⋩ℓ军⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ⣿㕁滣䄁⢢ℑẞ
PROVENANCE
㶭⋩ℓġİġ⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ䘥䌱晽崽䎈漵䲳滣䄁⢢ 1070
The ‘Legend of the White Snake’ snu bottle:
An Illinois Private Collection.

The ‘peacock and prunus’ snu bottle: TWO GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
Collection of Rosalie Goodman, Oregon. QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The Dorf Collection, Maryland.
the rst of egg-yolk yellow glass, of lobed, ovoid
$ 2,500-3,500 form, with a bead collar and lion-mask handles
issuing xed rings, the second of mottled brown
㶭Ḧ昮ġġġ䰱⼑䘥噯⁛Ṣ䈑㓭ḳ⚾滣䄁⢢ and yellow glass in imitation of realgar, stoppers
˪Ḧ昮⸜墥˫㫦 (4)
Height of taller 2¼ in., 5.7 cm
⍲ġ㶭㛓ġ䰱⼑⫼晨㠭剙⚾滣䄁⢢
PROVENANCE
East Coast Private Collection.

$ 2,500-3,500
㶭⋩ℓᶾ䲨ġġġ㕁滣䄁⢢ℑẞ

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