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The Linda Riddell Hoffman Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles

Auction 19263
New York
22 Mar 2011, starting at 10:00 EDT.
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Auction highlights

A very rare and unusual enameled white glass snuff bottle Imperial, Palace workshops, Qianlong four-character mark and of the period, circa 1750-1780
Sold for US$ 254,000 inc. premium
A very rare and unusual enameled white glass snuff bottle Imperial, Palace workshops, Qianlong four-character mark and of the period ...
A large and rare yellow jade snuff bottle 1750-1850
Sold for US$ 134,000 inc. premium
A large and rare yellow jade snuff bottle 1750-1850
A fine and extremely rare carved honey agate snuff bottle 1800-1880
Sold for US$ 91,500 inc. premium
A fine and extremely rare carved honey agate snuff bottle 1800-1880
A rare and fine aquamarine snuff bottle 1860-1920
Sold for US$ 39,040 inc. premium
A rare and fine aquamarine snuff bottle 1860-1920

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A fine white jade snuff bottle Suzhou, 1780-1850
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A fine white jade snuff bottle Suzhou, 1780-1850
Sold for US$ 33,550 inc. premium
A rare green and purple fluorite 'lychee' snuff bottle 1800-1900
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A rare green and purple fluorite 'lychee' snuff bottle 1800-1900
Sold for US$ 3,416 inc. premium
A molded and carved biscuit porcelain figural snuff bottle 1800-1880
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A molded and carved biscuit porcelain figural snuff bottle 1800-1880
Sold for US$ 10,370 inc. premium
A slip-decorated Yixing stoneware snuff bottle 1770-1800
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A slip-decorated Yixing stoneware snuff bottle 1770-1800
Sold for US$ 6,710 inc. premium
A large and rare yellow jade snuff bottle 1750-1850
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A large and rare yellow jade snuff bottle 1750-1850
Sold for US$ 134,000 inc. premium
A 'hair crystal' double snuff bottle 1780-1860
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A 'hair crystal' double snuff bottle 1780-1860
Sold for US$ 1,220 inc. premium
An inside-painted amber snuff bottle Ye Bengqi, circa 1955-1960 (the bottle 1750-1860)
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An inside-painted amber snuff bottle Ye Bengqi, circa 1955-1960 (the bottle 1750-1860)
Sold for US$ 4,270 inc. premium
An inside-painted glass snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, 1886-1889
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An inside-painted glass snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, 1886-1889
Sold for US$ 7,930 inc. premium
A rich emerald-green jadeite snuff bottle 1770-1860
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A rich emerald-green jadeite snuff bottle 1770-1860
Sold for US$ 23,180 inc. premium
An inside-painted agate snuff bottle Ye Xiaofeng, 1955-1960 (the bottle 1800-1900)
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An inside-painted agate snuff bottle Ye Xiaofeng, 1955-1960 (the bottle 1800-1900)
Sold for US$ 6,100 inc. premium
A Mongolian-style mounted pod snuff bottle 1780-1900
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A Mongolian-style mounted pod snuff bottle 1780-1900
Sold for US$ 1,220 inc. premium
A carved agate bottle 1770-1860
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A carved agate bottle 1770-1860
Sold for US$ 4,270 inc. premium
A white jade 'dog' snuff bottle 1760-1850
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A white jade 'dog' snuff bottle 1760-1850
Sold for US$ 23,180 inc. premium
A silver-inlaid yellow jade snuff bottle The bottle 1800-1880; the embellishment Beijing,1960s
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A silver-inlaid yellow jade snuff bottle The bottle 1800-1880; the embellishment Beijing,1960s
Sold for US$ 3,904 inc. premium
A carved green shadow agate snuff bottle 1800-1900
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A carved green shadow agate snuff bottle 1800-1900
Sold for US$ 8,540 inc. premium
A rare inside-painted fluorite snuff bottle, Ye Zhongsan, dated 1911 (the bottle 1780-1850)
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A rare inside-painted fluorite snuff bottle, Ye Zhongsan, dated 1911 (the bottle 1780-1850)
Sold for US$ 13,420 inc. premium
A rare enameled white overlay pink glass snuff bottle Imperial, Yangzhou, 1770-1799
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A rare enameled white overlay pink glass snuff bottle Imperial, Yangzhou, 1770-1799
Sold for US$ 9,150 inc. premium
A large and rare pink and colorless tourmaline snuff bottle 1770-1850
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A large and rare pink and colorless tourmaline snuff bottle 1770-1850
Sold for US$ 9,150 inc. premium
A large quartzite snuff bottle 1760-1860
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A large quartzite snuff bottle 1760-1860
Sold for US$ 976 inc. premium
A carved agate Suzhou-type snuff bottle 1820-1900
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A carved agate Suzhou-type snuff bottle 1820-1900
Sold for US$ 7,930 inc. premium
A carved emerald-flecked apple-green jadeite snuff bottle 1860-1940
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A carved emerald-flecked apple-green jadeite snuff bottle 1860-1940
Sold for US$ 1,830 inc. premium
A yellow overlay transparent golden-yellow-glass snuff bottle Yangzhou School, 1800-1850
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A yellow overlay transparent golden-yellow-glass snuff bottle Yangzhou School, 1800-1850
Sold for US$ 7,930 inc. premium
A rare 'two-faces' porcelain snuff bottle 1850-1940
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A rare 'two-faces' porcelain snuff bottle 1850-1940
Sold for US$ 4,880 inc. premium
An inside-painted agate snuff bottle Wang Xisan, dated 1966 (the bottle 1820-1900)
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An inside-painted agate snuff bottle Wang Xisan, dated 1966 (the bottle 1820-1900)
Sold for US$ 9,760 inc. premium
A large citrine snuff bottle Rustic Crystal Master, 1760-1860
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A large citrine snuff bottle Rustic Crystal Master, 1760-1860
Sold for US$ 3,660 inc. premium
A rare reticulated soapstone snuff bottle 1800-1900
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A rare reticulated soapstone snuff bottle 1800-1900
Sold for US$ 305 inc. premium
An apple-green jadeite 'coin' snuff bottle 1798-1850
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An apple-green jadeite 'coin' snuff bottle 1798-1850
Sold for US$ 20,740 inc. premium
A white jade snuff bottle 1800-1900
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A white jade snuff bottle 1800-1900
Sold for US$ 11,590 inc. premium
A brown and celadon jade snuff bottle 1750-1850
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A brown and celadon jade snuff bottle 1750-1850
Sold for US$ 3,050 inc. premium
A rare turquoise-overlay brown glass snuff bottle 1780-1850
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A rare turquoise-overlay brown glass snuff bottle 1780-1850
Sold for US$ 9,150 inc. premium
A fine and large carved jasper snuff bottle 1780-1850
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A fine and large carved jasper snuff bottle 1780-1850
Sold for US$ 8,540 inc. premium
A white jade 'goose' snuff bottle 1820-1900
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A white jade 'goose' snuff bottle 1820-1900
Sold for US$ 12,200 inc. premium
A carved overlay 'realgar' glass snuff bottle 1760-1850
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A carved overlay 'realgar' glass snuff bottle 1760-1850
Sold for US$ 6,100 inc. premium
An inside-painted glass snuff bottle Chen Zhongsan, 1911
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An inside-painted glass snuff bottle Chen Zhongsan, 1911
Sold for US$ 4,636 inc. premium
An enameled 'reclining lady' porcelain snuff bottle 1780-1820
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An enameled 'reclining lady' porcelain snuff bottle 1780-1820
Sold for US$ 14,640 inc. premium
A green overlay glass snuff bottle Yangzhou, 1740-1830
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A green overlay glass snuff bottle Yangzhou, 1740-1830
Sold for US$ 3,660 inc. premium
An unusual mother-of-pearl-embellished moss agate snuff bottle 1800-1860
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An unusual mother-of-pearl-embellished moss agate snuff bottle 1800-1860
Sold for US$ 7,930 inc. premium
A famille rose pebble-shaped porcelain snuff bottle 1821-1850
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A famille rose pebble-shaped porcelain snuff bottle 1821-1850
Sold for US$ 5,856 inc. premium
An inside-painted glass snuff bottle Gui Xianggu, dated 1896
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An inside-painted glass snuff bottle Gui Xianggu, dated 1896
Sold for US$ 1,830 inc. premium
A molded porcelain 'pocket watch' snuff bottle 1780-1800
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A molded porcelain 'pocket watch' snuff bottle 1780-1800
Sold for US$ 2,440 inc. premium
An inside-painted glass snuff bottle Ma Shaoxuan, 1900-1920
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An inside-painted glass snuff bottle Ma Shaoxuan, 1900-1920
Sold for US$ 9,150 inc. premium
An emerald-flecked jadeite 'basketweave' snuff bottle 1780-1860
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An emerald-flecked jadeite 'basketweave' snuff bottle 1780-1860
Sold for US$ 3,904 inc. premium
A brown and green jade 'boy' double snuff bottle 1760-1860
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A brown and green jade 'boy' double snuff bottle 1760-1860
Sold for US$ 18,300 inc. premium
An apple-green jadeite snuff bottle 1800-1900
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An apple-green jadeite snuff bottle 1800-1900
Sold for US$ 6,710 inc. premium
A green tourmaline or beryl 'peach' snuff bottle 1760-1850
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A green tourmaline or beryl 'peach' snuff bottle 1760-1850
Sold for US$ 4,636 inc. premium
A fine and extremely rare carved honey agate snuff bottle 1800-1880
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A fine and extremely rare carved honey agate snuff bottle 1800-1880
Sold for US$ 91,500 inc. premium
A crystal snuff bottle 1770-1860
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A crystal snuff bottle 1770-1860
Sold for US$ 1,464 inc. premium
An unusual carnelian snuff bottle 1860-1940
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An unusual carnelian snuff bottle 1860-1940
Sold for US$ 1,220 inc. premium
An incised and carved white jade snuff bottle 1770-1850
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An incised and carved white jade snuff bottle 1770-1850
Sold for US$ 10,980 inc. premium
An unusual agate 'snail shell' snuff bottle 1780-1900
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An unusual agate 'snail shell' snuff bottle 1780-1900
Sold for US$ 3,416 inc. premium
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