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A ‘FLOATER’ SILHOUETTE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE, AN AGATE ‘DOUBLE-GOURD’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY A ‘MACARONI’ AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY A LARGE PUDDINGSTONE Width of the mouth: 9 mm.
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1780-1880 Partially banded agate of even honey-color with hues of amber and dark- Agate of pale brown color with scattered opaque white tubular SNUFF BOTTLE, 1760-1850 Width of the neck: 25 mm.
Agate, the colors varying from blueish-white to honey, amber and dark- brown. Excellent surface polish. striations and crystalline patterns. Good surface polish. The grey bottle exhibits an Weight: 140 grams
brown. Smooth surface polish. China, 1780-1880. China, 1780-1880 attractive composition of medium- Condition: Good condition with
China, 1780-1880 sized pebbles in colors of grey, two small nicks to the neck and
The gourd is popular as a charm to ward off evil spirits and diseases, A good representative from this group, well carved and orange and cream. one to the foot rim. Extensive wear
A nice example from this group of earlier agates, with inclusions that leave because its first character (hulu 吓剎) has the same pronunciation as the polished, of surprisingly balanced form. China, 1760-1850 and some light surface scratching,
a lot of leeway for the interpretation-game, which was so popular among word to “protect” or “guard” (hu) and also the word for “blessing” (hu). Shape: Flattened heart from. as expected on old bottle from this
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court officials and collectors of the 18 and 19 century. The hollowing is Hollowing: Excellent. The sides of the bottle are material.
so perfect that the bottle, although made of stone, is floating in the water! Shape: Double-gourd. Mouth, neck and lip: Elongated cylindric neck, slanted lip, carved with impressive and Provenance: American private
Hollowing: Good. convex top and small mouth. dominant mask and ring handles. collection
Shape: Globular. Mouth, neck and lip: Elongated neck with convex top. Small mouth. Base: Flat oval base. Puddingstone is the general term
Hollowing: Outstanding! Base: Convex oval base with flat foot rim. Design, marks, school: Official school. for a conglomerate of sedimentary Literature comparison: For a range
Mouth, neck and lip: Short sprawling neck with convex top and slanted lip. Stopper: Quartz stopper on black platelet with good spoon. Stopper: Jadeite with sparkles of emerald-green, original metal flint pebbles in a matrix of chert of bottles in this material, see B.
Base: Oval base with raised, broad foot rim. Height of the bottle with stopper: 6.4 cm. mounting and spoon. - both part of the quartz family. Stevens, The Collector’s Book of
Stopper: Good aventurine stopper with black platelet and fine spoon. Width of the mouth: 5 mm. Height of the bottle with stopper: 6.3 cm. Bottles carved from this striking Snuff Bottles, New York, 1976, nos.
Height of the bottle with stopper: 7 cm. Width of the neck: 12 mm. Width of the mouth: 6 mm. material come in a wide variety of 609-17.
Width of the mouth: 7 mm. Weight: 39,5 grams. Width of the neck: 19 mm. colors, textures, sizes and shapes.
Width of the neck: 23 mm. Condition: Excellent. Some remainders of old snuff inside. Weight: 90 grams. The stone’s appearance is not Auction result comparison: The
Weight: 71 grams. Provenance: American private collection. Condition: Excellent. dissimilar to plum pudding, from Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of
Condition: One microscopic nick to foot, likely natural. Otherwise perfect Provenance: American private collection. which it derives its name. The Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part V.
condition. 㶭ẋ䐒䐁吓剎滣䂇⢢ variation in size of the pebbles sets Christies, New York, 13 September
Provenance: United Kingdom private collection. ⛯⊣䘬囄刚䘬ⷞ䉨䐒䐁炻Ờ晐叿䏍䍨⍲㶙墸䘬刚㽌炻堐朊⃒䔘䢐⃱ Auction result comparison: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works up an attractive counterpoint to the 2017, lot 235. (for another
ᷕ⚳炻IJĸĹıĮIJĹĹı⸜ of Art. Christies, New York, 16 - 17 September 2010, lot 1175. beige matrix and the combination puddingstone bottle bearing large
Auction result comparison: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. ⑩䚠㤝Ἓ (for a related bottle) of shapes and sizes creates a strong mask and ring handles)
Christies, New York, 16 - 17 September 2010, lot 1189. (for a related 伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 design that compliments the simple
bottle) 㶭ẋ忂⽫䰱䲳䐒䐁滣䂇⢢ and tactile form. ⣏✳ⶫᶩ䞛滣䂇⢢炻1760军1850
EstimateġEUR 200,- 䐒䐁炻堐朊⸛㹹䢐⃱ ⸜
1780军1880⸜攻⼙⫸䐒䐁”㯜ᶲ㺪”滣䂇⢢ Starting price EUR 100,- ᷕ⚳炻IJĸĹıĮIJĹĹı⸜ Shape: Bulbous globular form 㶙䀘刚䘬䒞幓ᶲ昛↿叿⺽Ṣ㲐䚖䘬
䐒䐁炻堐朊⸛㹹䢐⃱ ⑩䚠㤝⤥ Hollowing: Good to excellent ᷕ✳洅⌝䞛炻㚱㶉䀘炻㨀刚⍲䰛刚
ᷕ⚳炻1780-1880⸜ 伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 Mouth, neck and lip: Sprawling ᷕ⚳炻1760-1850⸜
⑩䚠㤝⤥ short neck with slanted lip, flat top ⑩䚠列⤥
劙⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 EstimateġEUR 300,- and large mouth 伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
Starting price EUR 600,- Base: Oval with raised foot rim
EstimateġEUR 400,- Stopper: Old Beijing school EstimateġEUR 600,-
Starting price EUR 200,- carnelian stopper Starting price EUR 300,-
Height of the bottle with stopper:
7,6 cm.

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