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two inside-pAinted glAss snuff An unusuAl cAnton enAmel snuff A glAss ‘lotus lAppet’ snuff
bottles or scent bottle bottle
Suo Zhenhai (1944-2006), cyclically dated 19th century 19th century
guichou year (AD 1973) and jiayin year (AD The flattened bottle painted with typical Of tapering form, the pink glass evenly carved
1974) scholarly landscape scenes to each side, with with a band of lotus petals encircling the body
The first bottle delicately painted to each four lugs holding a cord which suspends a and reaching up to the shoulder, set on a
side with spotted deer amongst bamboo and bead and an ochre glass pendant. shallow footrim, gilt metal mounted stopper
rockwork, one red seal of artist, tigers eye 6cm (2 3/8in) high with metal spoon.
stopper; the second finely painted with twelve 6.8cm (2.7/8in) high excluding stopper. (2).
horses frolicking at a waterhole, signed by £800 - 1,200
the artist, with one red seal, pink hard stone CNY7,700 - 12,000 £2,000 - 3,000
stopper. HK$9,400 - 14,000 CNY19,000 - 29,000
The largest: 5.8cm (2 1/4in) high (4). HK$24,000 - 35,000
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£500 - 800 An Amber snuff bottle 447
CNY4,800 - 7,700 18th/19th century A red overlAy glAss ‘hAwk And
HK$5,900 - 9,400 Of compressed rounded form, of rich mottled dog’ snuff bottle
honey coloured hue, carved jadeite stopper 18th/19th century
Provenance and ivory spoon. 4.8cm (1.7/8in) high With a flat lip and recessed base, the flattened
A Scottish private collection. excluding stopper. (2). pear-shaped snowflake frosted glass bottle
embellished with red glass overlay carved with
£800 - 1,200 a hunting hawk to one side, a tied up hunting
CNY7,700 - 12,000 dog to the other, purple hardstone stopper.
HK$9,400 - 14,000 6cm (2 3/8in) high (2).

£500 - 800
CNY4,800 - 7,700
HK$5,900 - 9,400

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