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THREE SNUFF BOTTLES
202 20th century
Comprising: an inside-painted square bottle; a
203 tall globular inside-painted agate bottle; and a
78 | BONHAMS green glass bottle carved as a fruiting melon.
The largest: 7.9cm (3 1/8in) high (3).

£500 - 800
CNY4,600 - 7,300
HK$5,500 - 8,800

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THREE HARD STONE SNUFF BOTTLES
Qing Dynasty and later
Comprising: a rock crystal bottle formed as
three finger citron, hardstone stopper; a rock
crystal bottle humorously carved as a mythical
beast, stopper; a green hardstone bottle
carved as a toad with a shell on its back, rose
quartz stopper.
The largest: 8.5cm (3 1/4in) wide (6).

£600 - 800
CNY5,500 - 7,300
HK$6,600 - 8,800

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THREE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES
Qing Dynasty
Comprising: a globular bottle carved with a
prunus branch and a poem upon a scroll,
stopper; a bottle with Liu Hai holding strings
of cash pursued by his three-legged toad,
stopper; and a well carved bottle with a
thick russet skin, carved with birds amongst
flowers, a deer, and a lion observing an eagle,
stopper.
The largest: 6.8cm (2 5/8in) high (6).

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,200 - 14,000
HK$11,000 - 16,000