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THREE CARVED CORAL SNUFF BOTTLES

19th/20th century
Comprising: a bottle carved in relief with a panel depicting a lady
in a garden, the reverse with pavilions in a landscape; a bottle of
compressed baluster form, carved with butterflies amongst lilies; and
another with exotic birds amongst blossoming prunus, stoppers, ivory
and wood stands.
The largest 8cm (3.1/8in) long including stopper. (9).

£3,000 - 5,000 527
CNY26,000 - 43,000 HK$30,000 - 50,000

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A JAPANESE POLYCHROME IVORY SNUFF BOTTLE AND A
CHINESE CLOISONNÉ SNUFF BOTTLE
19th/20th century
The ivory bottle decorated in reserve with elegant ladies in a flowering
and blossoming garden, on a black ground, within carved polychrome
borders, Qianlong seal mark to the base; the cloisonné bottle with
lotus flowers borne on leafy, scrolling stems on a red ground.
The ivory bottle 9cm (3.1/2in) high including stopper. (4).

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,600 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 15,000

For two comparable Japanese ivory bottles see: Snuff Bottles of China,
528 Hugh M. Moss, Bibelot Publishers Ltd., 1971, p.93, nos. 136 + 137.

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A LARGE CARVED IVORY ‘HUNDRED BOYS’ SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century
The tapering bottle finely carved to the exterior in relief with many boys
playing in a terraced garden, all raised on a lappet bordered foot rim,
matching foliate carved stopper.
10.5cm (4 1/8in) high (2).

£1,500 - 2,500
CNY13,000 - 22,000 HK$15,000 - 25,000

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