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VARIOUS OWNERS

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THREE JADE SNUFF BOTTLES
19th century
Comprising: a flattened plain pale green jade
bottle, the sides carved with mock mask ring
handles; and a pair of white jade bottles of
rectangular section, each side carved with
six archaic characters in shallow relief. Each
6.3cm (2 1/2in) wide (3).
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,800 - 13,000
HK$9,700 - 15,000

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A GROUP OF FOUR ‘SHADOW AGATE’
SNUFF BOTTLES
19th/20th century
Each well hollowed and finely carved to
incorporate the inclusion in the design,
variously with scholars and their attendants
in pine groves, one with a solitary scholar
contemplating a half-moon, three with
stoppers. Largest: 6.5cm (2 1/2in) high
without stopper (7).

£800 - 1,000
CNY7,100 - 8,800
HK$7,700 - 9,700

Provenance: formerly in an old Belgian
private collection (by repute).

389
A GROUP OF FOUR HARDSTONE SNUFF 388
BOTTLES
Qing Dynasty
Comprising: a hair crystal bottle, delicately
carved with an incised design of bamboo; a
shadow agate bottle; a carved chalcedony
bottle with chilong design; and a carved
chalcedony ‘prunus’ bottle with bird cover.
The hair crystal bottle: 6.8cm (2 1/2in) high (6).

£500 - 800
CNY4,400 - 7,100
HK$4,800 - 7,700

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