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A GROUP OF SNUFF BOTTLES
537 Qing Dynasty and later
Comprising: a red overlay glass bottle with
538 bird motifs, stopper; a turquoise bottle carved
228 | BONHAMS in relief with Liu Hai and his toad; a white jade
bottle, stopper; a rock crystal bottle, stopper;
an imitation-realgar glass bottle, stopper;
and an enamelled glass bottle with crickets,
stopper.
The largest: 6.5cm (2 1/2in) high (12).

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

Provenance：J.Habbema (1885-1937), Dutch
Governor in Bojonegoro, East Java, Indonesia,
acquired prior to 1936, by repute
A Dutch private collection

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A GROUP OF HARDSTONE SNUFF
BOTTLES
Qing Dynasty
Comprising: a ‘thumbprint’ agate bottle,
stopper; a mottled agate bottle with beast
mask handles; a small agate bottle, stopper;
a jadeite bottle carved in low relief with lotus,
stopper; a ‘cameo’ agate bottle with Liu Hai
and his toad; together with a red overlay glass
bottle with chilong, stopper.
The largest: 5.8cm (2 3/8in) (12).

£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000

538
THREE HARDSTONE SNUFF BOTTLES
19th century
Comprising: a large green jade bottle carved
in low relief with butterflies and tendrils,
stopper; a ‘shadow’ agate bottle with the
Hehe Erxian on each side, stopper; a mottled
agate bottle carved with chilong and lotus
above waves, stopper. The largest: 7cm (2
3/4in) high (6).

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