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A FINE YELLOW JADE ‘CHILONG’ SNUFF BOTTLE
1730-1850
Very well-hollowed, the compressed globular bottle supported on a
spreading oval foot ring, with a waisted neck, wide mouth, thin flat
lip, each narrow side carved in relief with a chilong, the attractive
yellow matrix with a greenish tinge, marked with a dark brown patch
on one main side and an area with pale gray inclusions on a narrow
side.
2 1/8in (5.4cm) high

$3,000 - 5,000
1730-1850年 黃玉雕螭龍紋鼻煙壺
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Provenance
King Feng Arts Co., Hong Kong, 16 November 1997
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A WELL-HOLLOWED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850
Of circular outline with a waisted neck, recessed lip, the body
tapering in thickness towards the base, the stone of translucent
honey color, marked with a dark brown streak.
2 5/8in (6.7cm) high

$1,500 - 2,500
1780-1850年 瑪瑙光素鼻煙壺

Provenance
King Feng Arts Co., Hong Kong, 18 January 1997
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A FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1880
The rounded rectangular bottle supported on an oval foot ring, the
inclusions in the terracotta-toned limestone resembling a compelling
desert-like landscape with shrubs and bare hills in the far horizon,
beneath a cloudy sheltering sky. 9
2 3/8in (6cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000

1780-1880年 化石天然紋鼻煙壺

Provenance
King Feng Arts Co., Hong Kong, 24 May 2002

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