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THREE JADE SNUFF BOTTLES TWO ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
QING DYNASTY, 19TH - 20TH BOTTLES
CENTURY QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY A JASPER SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the rst of compressed rectangular form with the rst of compressed rectangular form and with
sloping shoulders, of a yellow stone, the second seal script characters carved in relief in an even of compressed globular form with a short straight
relief carved with a gural scene and of a white grid, the second of ovoid form with basket-weave neck, raised on an oval foot ring, with mottled
stone, the third carved as a recumbent lion, of a design carved in relief, stoppers (4) shades of orange and crimson and lavender-gray
pale celadon stone, stoppers (6) Height of taller 2⅜ in., 6 cm striations, stopper (2)
Height of tallest 2⅞ in., 7.3 cm Height 2¼ in., 5.7 cm
PROVENANCE
PROVENANCE PROVENANCE
The yellow jade snu bottle: English private The ‘characters’ snu bottle: The Humphrey English Private Collection.
collection. Collection, Texas. Sotheby’s New York, 27th March 2003, lot 380.
The white jade snu bottle: Collection of John The ‘basket’ snu bottle: Collection of Jean
Franklin and Isabel Beatty Dodge. Hemphill, Oregon. $ 2,000-3,000
Collection of Neal W. and Frances R. Hunter.
Collection of John W. Sinclair. $ 1,500-2,000 㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ䡏䞛滣䄁⢢
The ‘lion’ snu bottle: Collection of Mary
Morrison, Vancouver. 㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ㯜㘞滣䄁⢢ℑẞ

Ⴚ $ 2,000-3,000

㶭⋩ḅ军Ḵ⋩ᶾ䲨ġġġ䌱滣䄁⢢ᶱẞ

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