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A PUDDINGSTONE SNUFF BOTTLE A CORAL RED PORCELAIN ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ SNUFF
Circa 1750-1850 BOTTLE
Of rectangular form with rounded sides, set on a neatly carved Jiaqing four-character seal mark and of the period
footrim, the stone densely suffused with a pattern of small pebble Moulded in openwork relief with a phoenix to one side and a
like inclusions of olive, grey, ochre and russet tone, coral stopper, descending dragon to the other, amongst dense cloud scrolls within
inventory number inscribed to base 037/0401. The bottle: 5.7cm (2 ruyi head borders, chrysanthemum form cover and metal spoon.
1/4in) high 9cm (3 1/2in) high (2).
£1,500 - 2,000 £1,000 - 1,500
HK$13,000 - 17,000 HK$8,500 - 13,000
CNY12,000 - 15,000 CNY7,700 - 12,000
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Bob Stevens, ‘The Collectors Book of Snuff Bottles’, Weatherhill, A FAMILLE ROSE SNUFF BOTTLE
1976, no. 620. Qianlong four-character mark, late Qing Dynasty
The rounded body supported by a tall splayed foot and surmounted
228 by a cylindrical neck with gilt ribbed mouth, decorated in pink and
underglaze blue, with two central landscape reserves, surrounded by
A TURQUOISE CARVED SNUFF BOTTLE floral and foliate scrolls. 7.5cm (3in) high
19th century
Finely carved in relief around the natural veins of the stone with
two boys collecting cherries from a blossoming tree sprouting from £500 - 700
rockwork, turquoise stopper, fitted box. HK$4,200 - 5,900
6cm (2 3/8in) high (2). CNY3,900 - 5,400

£600 - 800
HK$5,100 - 6,800
CNY4,600 - 6,200

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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