Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part I

Auction 18456
Hong Kong
28 May 2010, starting at 10:00 CST.
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Palace enamel on metal with European ladies in blue palette. Qianlong mark
Sold for HK$ 9,280,000 inc. premium
A Beijing enamel European-subject snuff bottle Imperial, palace workshops, 1736–1760, Qianlong blue-enamel mark and of the period
Nephrite; of pebble material; pebble shape
Sold for HK$ 6,032,000 inc. premium
An inscribed nephrite pebble-material snuff bottle Zhiting School, Suzhou, 1740–1840
Palace enamel on glass with bird and peonies. Qianlong mark.
Sold for HK$ 5,248,000 inc. premium
A 'famille-rose'-enamelled glass 'bird on branch' snuff bottle Imperial, palace workshops, Qianlong blue-enamel mark and of the period, 1736 ...
Qianlong enamelled metal floral abundance
Sold for HK$ 4,200,000 inc. premium
A Beijing enamel 'millefleurs' snuff bottle Imperial, palace workshops, Qianlong blue-enamel mark and of the period, 1736–1770

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A carved and engraved walnut snuff bottle Imperial, probably palace workshops, Beijing, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, 1736–1799
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An inscribed walnut-shell snuff bottle Imperial, probably palace workshops, Beijing, Qianlong incised seal mark and of the period, 1736–1799
Sold for HK$ 600,000 inc. premium
Silver and gold reticulated, Mongolian Style with dragon-panels
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A Mongolian-style silver and gold snuff bottle Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, Beijing, 1750–1810
Sold for HK$ 50,400 inc. premium
Bamboo double bottle, with inscriptions
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An inscribed bamboo 'pea pod' snuff bottle Runzhi and Xiaozhou (possibly Zhang Baopu), 1760–1920 (the bottle 1730–1850)
Sold for HK$ 384,000 inc. premium
Rustic crystal master's sun in waves
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An inscribed rock-crystal snuff bottle 1740–1880
Sold for HK$ 126,000 inc. premium
A white jade double-gourd 'lingzhi' snuff bottle Possibly Imperial, 1730–1800
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A white nephrite double-gourd 'lingzhi' snuff bottle Possibly Imperial, 1730–1800
Sold for HK$ 264,000 inc. premium
Inkplay master's agate ducks
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A dendritic agate snuff bottle Possibly Imperial, Official School, 1770–1860
Sold for HK$ 216,000 inc. premium
Partial pebble shaped skin jade
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A nephrite pebble-material snuff bottle Possibly Imperial, perhaps palace workshops, Beijing, 1740–1840
Sold for HK$ 144,000 inc. premium
Glass Overlay; DOUBLE; translucent milky white on transparent sapphire-blue on translucent white glass;
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A double-overlay sapphire-blue and white glass 'dragon' snuff bottle Attributed to the Imperial glassworks, Beijing, 1760–1790
Sold for HK$ 672,000 inc. premium
Nephrite; of pebble material;
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A nephrite pebble-material snuff bottle 1740-1850
Sold for HK$ 168,000 inc. premium
Zhou Leyuan 1885 fish
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An inside-painted rock-crystal snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, dated 1885 (the bottle 1740-1860)
Sold for HK$ 96,000 inc. premium
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