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A GROUP OF CARVED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES A PAINTED ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century and later Qianlong four-character mark, late Qing Dynasty
Comprising: a translucent turquoise glass archaistic ‘chilong’ bottle, Decorated with panels of gentlemen and boy attendants, on a ruby
stopper; a red overlay on translucent glass ‘chilong’ oviform bottle, ground reserved with lotus sprays and foliage.
stopper; a red overlay on snowstorm glass ‘pine and horses’, bottle, 6.3cm (2.1/2in) long.
stopper; a red overlay on white ground ‘dragon’ bottle, stopper; and
a green overlay on pink glass ‘carp’ flattened snuff bottle, stopper. £600 - 800
The first: 7.6cm (3in) high (10). CNY5,300 - 7,100
HK$5,800 - 7,700
£700 - 1,000
CNY6,200 - 8,800 400
HK$6,800 - 9,700 AN AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
Qing Dynasty
398 * Y The oviform bottle standing on a lipped, oval foot, the gently rounded
A ‘SHAGREEN’ SNUFF BOTTLE sides carved with mock lion-and-ring handles, above a straight tubular
19th century neck, the chalcedony lid in the form of a blossom. 5.6cm (2 1/4in) high
Of compressed baluster form, with agate stopper and metal spoon. (2).
6.7cm (2.5/8in) high (2).
£600 - 800
£800 - 1,200 CNY5,300 - 7,100
CNY7,100 - 11,000 HK$5,800 - 7,700
HK$7,700 - 12,000
Provenance: Quek Kiok Lee Collection (1921 – 2018), Singapore,
and thence by descent.

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