Bloch Collection; Wine and Whisky; Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art & Paintings; Jewelry, Jadeite and Wristwatches and Writing Instruments

Auction 18592
Hong Kong
23 Nov 2010, starting at 10:00 CST with lot 1.
24 Nov 2010, starting at 10:00 CST with lot 201.
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Auction highlights

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 rare set of eight cloisonne enamel and enameled altar symbols
Sold for HK$ 6,816,000 inc. premium
A magnificent and extremely rare Imperial cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze set of the Eight Buddhist Emblems Qianlong
A very important jadeite hoop
Sold for HK$ 6,368,000 inc. premium
A very important jadeite hoop

Lots

 
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1 A nephrite pebble-material snuff bottle 1720-1850 HK$ 114,000
US$ 14,687
£9,693
2 A 'famille-rose' porcelain 'floral' snuff bottle Imperial kilns, Jingdezhen, Qianlong iron-red seal mark and of the period, 1770–1799 HK$ 552,000
US$ 71,117
£46,934
3 An inscribed aquamarine snuff bottle Probably Imperial, 1750–1860 HK$ 156,000
US$ 20,098
£13,264
4 A 'famille-rose' porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle Imperial kilns, Jingdezhen, Daoguang iron-red seal mark and of the period, 1821–1850 HK$ 156,000
US$ 20,098
£13,264
5 An inside-painted 'hair-crystal' snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, dated 1885 (the bottle 1770-1880) HK$ 84,000
US$ 10,822
£7,142
6 A bowenite snuff bottle 1740–1850 HK$ 96,000
US$ 12,368
£8,162
7 A 'realgar' glass snuff bottle 1770-1840 HK$ 84,000
US$ 10,822
£7,142
8 A walnut-shell snuff bottle Probably Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, Beijing, 1723–1800 HK$ 48,000
US$ 6,184
£4,081
9 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) HK$ 72,000
US$ 9,276
£6,121
10 An agate 'Sun Wukong' snuff bottle Official School, 1760–1850 HK$ 96,000
US$ 12,368
£8,162
11 A silhouette and cameo agate 'rams' snuff bottle Official School, 1740–1850 HK$ 240,000
US$ 30,920
£20,406
12 An inscribed amber snuff bottle Wang Baishi, 1830–1850 HK$ 120,000
US$ 15,460
£10,203
13 An inscribed rock-crystal 'Charles IV of Spain coin' snuff bottle Probably Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, 1798–1840 HK$ 114,000
US$ 14,687
£9,693
14 A white nephrite 'eggplant' snuff bottle Possibly Imperial, 1750–1800 HK$ 456,000
US$ 58,749
£38,772
15 An inscribed limonite 'Guanyin' snuff bottle Jiang Pu, dated 1760, probably a gift to the Qianlong emperor HK$ 540,000
US$ 69,571
£45,914
16 An aquamarine snuff bottle Probably Imperial, 1760–1840 HK$ 216,000
US$ 27,828
£18,365
17 An inscribed jet snuff bottle Lianbai, dated 1862 HK$ 336,000
US$ 43,289
£28,568
18 An inside-painted glass snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, dated 1891 HK$ 78,000
US$ 10,049
£6,632
19 An inscribed coral 'horse and willow' snuff bottle Zifu, 1700–1820 HK$ 84,000
US$ 10,822
£7,142
20 An inscribed lacquer 'lady in the garden' snuff bottle 'Hermit of the Western Peak', dated 1891 HK$ 144,000
US$ 18,552
£12,243
21 An inscribed chalcedony 'Sanyuan tu' snuff bottle Official School, 1740–1840 HK$ 216,000
US$ 27,828
£18,365
22 A Manchu-inscribed chalcedony snuff bottle 1740-1800 HK$ 84,000
US$ 10,822
£7,142
23 A multi-facetted 'realgar' glass snuff bottle Attributed to the Imperial glassworks, Beijing, 1710-1780 HK$ 84,000
US$ 10,822
£7,142
24 A yellow nephrite archaistic snuff bottle Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, Beijing, Qianlong incised mark and of the period, 1736–1799 HK$ 1.2 million
US$ 154,603
£102,031
25 An inscribed white glass snuff bottle Zhou Honglai, 1903 (the bottle possibly Yuanhu, Zhejiang province, circa 1903) HK$ 102,000
US$ 13,141
£8,672
26 A ruby-red enamelled porcelain 'landscape' snuff bottle Possibly Longshan, Jingdezhen, 1760–1820 HK$ 132,000
US$ 17,006
£11,223
27 An inscribed lacquer snuff bottle Lu Dong, Yangzhou, 1800–1850 HK$ 96,000
US$ 12,368
£8,162
28 A moulded porcelain 'Buddhist lion' snuff bottle Jingdezhen, 1790–1830 HK$ 66,000
US$ 8,503
£5,611
29 A white porcelain carved 'orchids and roses' snuff bottle Li Yucheng seal mark, Jingdezhen, 1820–1870 HK$ 144,000
US$ 18,552
£12,243
30 An inscribed white glass snuff bottle Ding Jun, dated 1887 (the bottle 1710–1780) HK$ 72,000
US$ 9,276
£6,121
31 An inscribed chalcedony 'Li Shizhi' snuff bottle Suzhou, school of Zhiting, 1740–1850 HK$ 288,000
US$ 37,104
£24,487
32 A carved root amber 'Xiwangmu' snuff bottle The Amber Figure Master, 1760–1880 HK$ 108,000
US$ 13,914
£9,182
33 A ruby and silver 'peach' snuff bottle Probably Imperial, 1700–1900 HK$ 240,000
US$ 30,920
£20,406
34 An amethyst and brown crystal 'cicada' snuff bottle Possibly Imperial, 1740–1850 HK$ 90,000
US$ 11,595
£7,652
35 An inscribed 'puddingstone' snuff bottle Gongfu, possibly 1769, probably 1829 or 1889 HK$ 144,000
US$ 18,552
£12,243
36 A moulded 'famille-rose' porcelain 'dragon and phoenix' snuff bottle Imperial kilns, Jingdezhen, Jiaqing iron-red seal mark and of the period, 1796–1820 HK$ 180,000
US$ 23,190
£15,304
37 An inscribed amber snuff bottle 1730–1900 HK$ 90,000
US$ 11,595
£7,652
38 A turquoise matrix snuff bottle 1740–1850 HK$ 84,000
US$ 10,822
£7,142
39 An inscribed white nephrite pebble-material snuff bottle Suzhou, 1680–1770 HK$ 780,000
US$ 100,492
£66,320
40 A dendritic chalcedony 'frog and lotus' snuff bottle Official School, 1760–1850 HK$ 192,000
US$ 24,736
£16,325
41 An inside-painted rock-crystal snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, dated 1892 (the bottle 1740-1892) HK$ 108,000
US$ 13,914
£9,182
42 A 'smokey-crystal' snuff bottle 1730–1860 HK$ 42,000
US$ 5,411
£3,571
43 An inscribed soapstone snuff bottle Ding Jun, dated 1891 HK$ 48,000
US$ 6,184
£4,081
44 A carved cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle Probably Imperial, 1730–1820 HK$ 120,000
US$ 15,460
£10,203
45 A bamboo snuff bottle 1760–1880 HK$ 60,000
US$ 7,730
£5,101
46 A 'famille-rose' porcelain 'figures' snuff bottle Maochun mark, Jingdezhen, 1800–1830 HK$ 96,000
US$ 12,368
£8,162
47 A blue and white porcelain 'figures' snuff bottle Maochun mark, Jingdezhen, 1800–1830 HK$ 84,000
US$ 10,822
£7,142
48 A reticulated white porcelain 'ba jixiang' snuff bottle Probably Imperial, Jingdezhen, 1790–1820 HK$ 120,000
US$ 15,460
£10,203
49 An inside-painted glass snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, 1890 or 1891 HK$ 96,000
US$ 12,368
£8,162
50 A dendritic chalcedony 'Pekinese dog and doves' snuff bottle Official School, probably Imperial, 1821–1850 HK$ 84,000
US$ 10,822
£7,142
51 A beryl 'chi dragon' snuff bottle Probably Imperial, 1760–1840 HK$ 84,000
US$ 10,822
£7,142
52 An inside-painted 'hair-crystal' snuff bottle Ye Zhongsan, dated 1905 (the bottle 1740-1860) HK$ 72,000
US$ 9,276
£6,121
53 An inscribed 'famille-rose' porcelain 'shrimps and crabs' snuff bottle Imperial kilns, Jingdezhen, Daoguang iron-red seal mark and of the period, 1821–1850 HK$ 156,000
US$ 20,098
£13,264
54 An inside-painted glass snuff bottle Ding Erzhong, dated 1896 HK$ 240,000
US$ 30,920
£20,406
55 A sapphire-blue and biotite glass snuff bottle 1710–1800 HK$ 42,000
US$ 5,411
£3,571
56 A white nephrite 'woven basket' snuff bottle Probably Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, Beijing, 1770–1850 HK$ 540,000
US$ 69,571
£45,914
57 An inscribed white glass snuff bottle Guyue xuan mark, attributed to the Imperial glassworks, Beijing, 1767-1790 HK$ 72,000
US$ 9,276
£6,121
58 An inscribed dendritic chalcedony snuff bottle Official School, 1720–1850 HK$ 84,000
US$ 10,822
£7,142
59 An inside-painted glass snuff bottle Meng Zishou, dated 1908 HK$ 336,000
US$ 43,289
£28,568
60 A jasper 'caparisoned horse' snuff bottle Official School, 1750–1850 HK$ 420,000
US$ 54,111
£35,711
61 An emerald-green and russet 'sandwiched' glass snuff bottle 1720-1840 HK$ 50,400
US$ 6,493
£4,285
62 A carnelian archaistic snuff bottle Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, Beijing, 1730–1830 HK$ 102,000
US$ 13,141
£8,672
63 A carved ivory 'landscape' snuff bottle Katon, Japan, 1854–1930 HK$ 216,000
US$ 27,828
£18,365
64 An inscribed white glass 'Red Cliff' snuff bottle Zhou Honglai, 1890-1910 (the bottle possibly Yuanhu, Zhejiang province, 1890-1910) HK$ 108,000
US$ 13,914
£9,182
65 An inscribed rock-crystal 'prunus tree' snuff bottle Suzhou, 1720–1780 HK$ 90,000
US$ 11,595
£7,652
66 An inside-painted rock-crystal snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, dated 1891 (the bottle 1740-1850) HK$ 156,000
US$ 20,098
£13,264
67 A fossiliferous limestone snuff bottle 1730–1880 HK$ 48,000
US$ 6,184
£4,081
68 A Beijing enamel yellow-ground 'floral' snuff bottle Imperial, palace workshops, Kangxi yuzhi brown-enamel mark and of the period, 1705–1718 HK$ 3 million
US$ 386,509
£255,079
69 A sapphire-blue glass overlay 'longevity' snuff bottle 1730–1780 HK$ 288,000
US$ 37,104
£24,487
70 An inside-painted rock-crystal snuff bottle Chen Quan, 1803–1830 HK$ 96,000
US$ 12,368
£8,162
71 A golden-yellow glass 'basket-weave' snuff bottle 1750-1840 HK$ 192,000
US$ 24,736
£16,325
72 A cloisonné enamel 'floral' snuff bottle Probably Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, Beijing 1760–1799 HK$ 90,000
US$ 11,595
£7,652
73 An inscribed emerald-green and pink glass snuff bottle Probably Yangzhou, 1881 HK$ 264,000
US$ 34,012
£22,446
74 A moulded 'famille-rose' porcelain 'ba jixiang' snuff bottle Imperial kilns, Jingdezhen, Jiaqing iron-red seal mark and of the period, 1796–1820 HK$ 192,000
US$ 24,736
£16,325
75 A white nephrite 'peach' snuff bottle Possibly Imperial, perhaps palace workshops, Beijing, or Suzhou, 1730–1800 HK$ 336,000
US$ 43,289
£28,568
76 An inscribed brown glass overlay snuff bottle Yangzhou, in the 1870s HK$ 168,000
US$ 21,644
£14,284
77 A 'famille-rose' enamelled glass 'chi dragon and lingzhi' snuff bottle Imperial, Guyue xuan mark, palace workshops, Beijing, 1775–1799 HK$ 780,000
US$ 100,492
£66,320
78 An inscribed dendritic chalcedony 'youth and deer' snuff bottle Suzhou, School of Zhiting, 1730–1850 HK$ 336,000
US$ 43,289
£28,568
79 A moulded white porcelain 'nine dragon' snuff bottle Probably Imperial, Jingdezhen, 1780–1810 HK$ 72,000
US$ 9,276
£6,121
80 An inscribed coconut-shell snuff bottle Zhifu and Songshi, mid-winter 1878–spring 1879 HK$ 72,000
US$ 9,276
£6,121
81 An ivory snuff bottle 1740–1830 HK$ 240,000
US$ 30,920
£20,406
82 A copper-red and underglaze-blue porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle Imperial kilns, Jingdezhen, 1800–1850 HK$ 42,000
US$ 5,411
£3,571
83 A white nephrite snuff bottle 1740–1840 HK$ 192,000
US$ 24,736
£16,325
84 An inscribed sapphire-blue and white glass snuff bottle Presumably 1830-1851 HK$ 66,000
US$ 8,503
£5,611
85 A cinnabar and gold lacquer 'figures' snuff bottle The Gold and Cinnabar Master, Japan, 1854–1920 HK$ 72,000
US$ 9,276
£6,121
86 A 'rose-quartz' 'peach' snuff bottle Possibly Imperial, 1730–1830 HK$ 60,000
US$ 7,730
£5,101
87 An inside-painted glass snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, dated 1885 HK$ 48,000
US$ 6,184
£4,081
88 A 'famille-rose' moulded porcelain 'double-scroll' snuff bottle Jingdezhen, 1780–1820 HK$ 72,000
US$ 9,276
£6,121
89 An Imperially-inscribed green nephrite snuff bottle Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, Beijing, 1736–1799 HK$ 180,000
US$ 23,190
£15,304
90 A blue and white 'figures' snuff bottle Shende tang mark, Imperial kilns, Jingdezhen, 1831–1850 HK$ 60,000
US$ 7,730
£5,101
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