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Session: Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part II

Hong Kong
23 Nov 2010, session starting at 10:00 CST
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A 'famille-rose' enamelled gold-ground glass 'lotus' snuff bottle Imperial, palace workshops, Qianlong incised mark and of the period, 1736–1765
Sold for HK$ 9,056,000 inc. premium
A 'famille-rose' enamelled gold-ground glass 'lotus' snuff bottle Imperial, palace workshops, Qianlong incised mark and of the period, 1736–1765
A 'famille-rose' porcelain moulded and enamelled 'double-gourd' snuff bottle Imperial kilns, Jingdezhen, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, 1736–1760
Sold for HK$ 8,384,000 inc. premium
A 'famille-rose' porcelain moulded and enamelled 'double-gourd' snuff bottle Imperial kilns, Jingdezhen, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, 1736 ...
A 'famille-rose' enamelled glass 'camellia and wintersweet' snuff bottle Imperial, palace workshops, Qianlong blue-enamel mark and of the period, 1750–1790
Sold for HK$ 3,000,000 inc. premium
A 'famille-rose' enamelled glass 'camellia and wintersweet' snuff bottle Imperial, palace workshops, Qianlong blue-enamel mark and of the period, 1750 ...
A Beijing enamel yellow-ground 'floral' snuff bottle Imperial, palace workshops, Kangxi yuzhi brown-enamel mark and of the period, 1705–1718
Sold for HK$ 3,000,000 inc. premium
A Beijing enamel yellow-ground 'floral' snuff bottle Imperial, palace workshops, Kangxi yuzhi brown-enamel mark and of the period, 1705–1718

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A nephrite pebble-material snuff bottle 1720-1850
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A nephrite pebble-material snuff bottle 1720-1850
Sold for HK$ 114,000 inc. premium
A 'famille-rose' porcelain 'floral' snuff bottle Imperial kilns
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A 'famille-rose' porcelain 'floral' snuff bottle Imperial kilns, Jingdezhen, Qianlong iron-red seal mark and of the period, 1770–1799
Sold for HK$ 552,000 inc. premium
An inscribed aquamarine snuff bottle Probably Imperial, 1750–1860
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An inscribed aquamarine snuff bottle Probably Imperial, 1750–1860
Sold for HK$ 156,000 inc. premium
A 'famille-rose' porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle Daoguang iron-red seal mark and of the period, Imperial kilns, Jingdezhen, 1821–1850
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A 'famille-rose' porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle Imperial kilns, Jingdezhen, Daoguang iron-red seal mark and of the period, 1821–1850
Sold for HK$ 156,000 inc. premium
An inside-painted 'hair-crystal' snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, dated 1885 (the bottle 1770-1880)
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An inside-painted 'hair-crystal' snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, dated 1885 (the bottle 1770-1880)
Sold for HK$ 84,000 inc. premium
A bowenite snuff bottle 1740–1850
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A bowenite snuff bottle 1740–1850
Sold for HK$ 96,000 inc. premium
A 'realgar' glass snuff bottle 1770-1840
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A 'realgar' glass snuff bottle 1770-1840
Sold for HK$ 84,000 inc. premium
A walnut-shell snuff bottle Probably Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, Beijing, 1723–1800
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A walnut-shell snuff bottle Probably Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, Beijing, 1723–1800
Sold for HK$ 48,000 inc. premium
An inscribed coconut, stained ivory and green lacquer 'eggplant' snuff bottle Deng Erpi, 1900-1954 (the bottle probably Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, Beijing, 1723–1800)
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An inscribed coconut-shell and green lacquer 'eggplant' snuff bottle Deng Erpi, 1900-1954 (the bottle probably Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, Beijing, 1723–1800)
Sold for HK$ 72,000 inc. premium
An agate 'Sun Wukong' snuff bottle Official School, 1760–1850
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An agate 'Sun Wukong' snuff bottle Official School, 1760–1850
Sold for HK$ 96,000 inc. premium
A silhouette and cameo agate 'rams' snuff bottle Official School, 1740–1850
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A silhouette and cameo agate 'rams' snuff bottle Official School, 1740–1850
Sold for HK$ 240,000 inc. premium
An inscribed amber snuff bottle Wang Baishi, 1830–1850
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An inscribed amber snuff bottle Wang Baishi, 1830–1850
Sold for HK$ 120,000 inc. premium
An inscribed rock-crystal 'Charles IV of Spain' snuff bottle Probably Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, 1798–1840
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An inscribed rock-crystal 'Charles IV of Spain coin' snuff bottle Probably Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, 1798–1840
Sold for HK$ 114,000 inc. premium
A white nephrite 'eggplant' snuff bottle Possibly Imperial
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A white nephrite 'eggplant' snuff bottle Possibly Imperial, 1750–1800
Sold for HK$ 456,000 inc. premium
An inscribed limonite 'Guanyin' snuff bottle Jiang Pu
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An inscribed limonite 'Guanyin' snuff bottle Jiang Pu, dated 1760, probably a gift to the Qianlong emperor
Sold for HK$ 540,000 inc. premium
An aquamarine snuff bottle Probably Imperial, 1760–1840
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An aquamarine snuff bottle Probably Imperial, 1760–1840
Sold for HK$ 216,000 inc. premium
An inscribed jet snuff bottle Lianbai, dated 1862
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An inscribed jet snuff bottle Lianbai, dated 1862
Sold for HK$ 336,000 inc. premium
An inside-painted glass snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, dated 1891
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An inside-painted glass snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, dated 1891
Sold for HK$ 78,000 inc. premium
An inscribed coral 'horse and willow' snuff bottle Zifu
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An inscribed coral 'horse and willow' snuff bottle Zifu, 1700–1820
Sold for HK$ 84,000 inc. premium
An inscribed lacquer 'landscape' snuff bottle Xifeng shanren
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An inscribed lacquer 'lady in the garden' snuff bottle 'Hermit of the Western Peak', dated 1891
Sold for HK$ 144,000 inc. premium
An inscribed chalcedony 'Sanyuan tu' snuff bottle Official School, 1740–1840
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An inscribed chalcedony 'Sanyuan tu' snuff bottle Official School, 1740–1840
Sold for HK$ 216,000 inc. premium
A Manchu-inscribed chalcedony snuff bottle 1740-1800
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A Manchu-inscribed chalcedony snuff bottle 1740-1800
Sold for HK$ 84,000 inc. premium
A multi-facetted 'realgar' glass snuff bottle Attributed to the Imperial glassworks, Beijing, 1710-1780
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A multi-facetted 'realgar' glass snuff bottle Attributed to the Imperial glassworks, Beijing, 1710-1780
Sold for HK$ 84,000 inc. premium
A yellow nephrite archaistic snuff bottle Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, Beijing, Qianlong incised mark and of the period, 1736–1799
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A yellow nephrite archaistic snuff bottle Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, Beijing, Qianlong incised mark and of the period, 1736–1799
Sold for HK$ 1,200,000 inc. premium
An inscribed white glass snuff bottle Zhou Honglai, 1903 (the bottle possibly Yuanhu, Zhejiang province, circa 1903)
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An inscribed white glass snuff bottle Zhou Honglai, 1903 (the bottle possibly Yuanhu, Zhejiang province, circa 1903)
Sold for HK$ 102,000 inc. premium
A ruby-red porcelain 'landscape' snuff bottle Possibly Longshan
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A ruby-red enamelled porcelain 'landscape' snuff bottle Possibly Longshan, Jingdezhen, 1760–1820
Sold for HK$ 132,000 inc. premium
An inscribed lacquer snuff bottle Lu Dong
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An inscribed lacquer snuff bottle Lu Dong, Yangzhou, 1800–1850
Sold for HK$ 96,000 inc. premium
A moulded porcelain 'Buddhist lion' snuff bottle Jingdezhen, 1790–1830
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A moulded porcelain 'Buddhist lion' snuff bottle Jingdezhen, 1790–1830
Sold for HK$ 66,000 inc. premium
A white porcelain carved 'orchids and roses' snuff bottle Li Yucheng seal mark, Jingdezhen, 1820–1870
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A white porcelain carved 'orchids and roses' snuff bottle Li Yucheng seal mark, Jingdezhen, 1820–1870
Sold for HK$ 144,000 inc. premium
An inscribed white glass snuff bottle Ding Jun, dated 1887 (the bottle 1710–1780)
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An inscribed white glass snuff bottle Ding Jun, dated 1887 (the bottle 1710–1780)
Sold for HK$ 72,000 inc. premium
An inscribed chalcedony 'Li Shizhi' snuff bottle Suzhou, school of Zhiting, 1740–1850
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An inscribed chalcedony 'Li Shizhi' snuff bottle Suzhou, school of Zhiting, 1740–1850
Sold for HK$ 288,000 inc. premium
A carved root amber 'Xiwangmu' snuff bottle The Amber Figure Master, 1760–1880
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A carved root amber 'Xiwangmu' snuff bottle The Amber Figure Master, 1760–1880
Sold for HK$ 108,000 inc. premium
A ruby and silver 'peach' snuff bottle Probably Imperial, 1700–1900
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A ruby and silver 'peach' snuff bottle Probably Imperial, 1700–1900
Sold for HK$ 240,000 inc. premium
An amethyst and brown crystal 'cicada' snuff bottle Possibly Imperial
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An amethyst and brown crystal 'cicada' snuff bottle Possibly Imperial, 1740–1850
Sold for HK$ 90,000 inc. premium
An inscribed 'puddingstone' snuff bottle Gongfu
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An inscribed 'puddingstone' snuff bottle Gongfu, possibly 1769, probably 1829 or 1889
Sold for HK$ 144,000 inc. premium
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