A collection of hardstone snuff bottles
19th century
An agate globular snuff, the dark inclusions in the smoky yellow stone carved as monkeys eating peaches, 6cm high, a second agate example where the dark green layer is worked as a crab and lotus leaves, opposite an incised carp in the translucent stone, 7.2cm high, a rock crystal bottle worked in very low relief as a horse reclining beneath a pine tree, with mask handles and two character inscription, coral stopper, 7.2cm high, a carved jade example in finely mottled green stone, decorated with ducks among lotus, 6.7cm high, and a flattened ovoid bottle in white and apple green jade, with coral stopper,
6.4cm high (5).
An agate globular snuff, the dark inclusions in the smoky yellow stone carved as monkeys eating peaches, 6cm high, a second agate example where the dark green layer is worked as a crab and lotus leaves, opposite an incised carp in the translucent stone, 7.2cm high, a rock crystal bottle worked in very low relief as a horse reclining beneath a pine tree, with mask handles and two character inscription, coral stopper, 7.2cm high, a carved jade example in finely mottled green stone, decorated with ducks among lotus, 6.7cm high, and a flattened ovoid bottle in white and apple green jade, with coral stopper,
6.4cm high (5).
Sold for
£10,625
inc. premium
Auction Notices
- The third bottle listed in this lot is carved glass and not rock crystal
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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Lot symbols
| * | Import low rate |
| ≈ | Item contains ruby or jadeite |
| Y | CITES |
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