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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
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A WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE THREE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
1820-1880 1830-1930
Well-hollowed, the flattened bottle tapering toward a splayed foot Including a miniature jarlet decorated with classic lotus blossoms amid
ring, its shoulder surmounted with two raised faux lion mask-and-ring leafy scrolls, a tapering bottle painted in underglaze blue and copper
handles red with a powerful dragon contesting a flaming pearl, and a petite
2 5/16in (5.9cm) high long neck bottle decorated with a ‘Children at Play’ theme.
1 1/2 to 3in (3.8 to 7.6cm) high (3).
$800 - 1,200
878 $1,200 - 1,800
A WHITE HARDSTONE SNUFF BOTTLE
The natural pebble-form bottle with a thin lip, the side walls carved 881
in high relief with a chilong and a bat holding a string of coins in its TWO GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
mouth. 1780-1880
2 3/8in (6cm) high The first bottle standing on a tall splayed foot ring, with a wide mouth,
thin lip, carved through a layer of red overlay with a shou roundel
$800 - 1,200 to each main side and separated by a pair of faux lion mask-and-
ring handles; the second an opaque white bottle with red dapples
879 throughout.
A CARVED ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE 1 3/4 and 2 3/8in (4.5 and 6cm) high (2).
1820-1940
Well-hollowed, of hexagonal profile, utilizing the lighter color inclusions $800 - 1,200
in the smoky crystal, carved in relief depicting a boy holding a lotus
branch standing in a rocky garden with orchids and bamboo, with
butterflies in flight.
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
$1,000 - 2,000

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