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The Paul Braga Collection of Snuff Bottles

Auction 20524
Hong Kong
24 Nov 2012, starting at 10:00 CST.
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Auction highlights

A 'famille-rose' enamel on porcelain 'lotus and chrysanthemum' snuff bottle Imperial kilns, Jingdezhen, Qianlong iron-red four-character seal mark and of the period
Sold for HK$ 3,620,000 inc. premium
A 'famille-rose' enamel on porcelain 'lotus and chrysanthemum' snuff bottle Qianlong iron-red four-character seal mark and of the period
A famille-rose and gold-enamelled glass 'birds and flowers' snuff bottle
Sold for HK$ 2,420,000 inc. premium
A famille-rose and gold-ground enamel on glass 'swallows' snuff bottle Qianlong blue-enamelled four-character mark
An inscribed carnelian snuff bottle Qing dynasty
Sold for HK$ 800,000 inc. premium
An inscribed carnelian snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900
A pale yellow porcelain carved 'landscape' snuff bottle Yao Weidong, Jingdezhen, 1815-1860
Sold for HK$ 644,000 inc. premium
A pale yellow porcelain carved 'landscape' snuff bottle Yao Weidong, Jingdezhen, 1815-1860

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A Baltic amber snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740–1840
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A Baltic amber snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740–1840
Sold for HK$ 125,000 inc. premium
A 'famille-rose' porcelain 'cranes' snuff bottle 1821-1850, Imperial kilns, Jingdezhen, Daoguang iron-red four-character seal mark and of the period
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A 'famille-rose' porcelain 'cranes' snuff bottle Daoguang iron-red four-character seal mark and of the period
Sold for HK$ 150,000 inc. premium
A red glass overlay 'leisurely activities' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850
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A red glass overlay 'leisurely activities' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850
Sold for HK$ 62,500 inc. premium
An apple green jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900
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An apple green jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900
Sold for HK$ 475,000 inc. premium
A pudding stone snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740–1900
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A puddingstone snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740–1900
Sold for HK$ 187,500 inc. premium
An inside-painted glass 'Qiao sisters' snuff bottle Ma Shaoxuan
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An inside-painted glass 'Qiao sisters' snuff bottle Ma Shaoxuan, circa 1900
Sold for HK$ 225,000 inc. premium
An orange and red overlay glass imitating realgar 'fish and waterplants' snuff bottle Palace Workshops Beijing, 1740-1820
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An orange and red 'realgar' glass 'fish and waterplants' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740-1820
Sold for HK$ 75,000 inc. premium
A blue and white porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle Daoguang underglaze-blue four-character seal mark and of the period
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A blue and white porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle Daoguang underglaze-blue four-character seal mark and of the period
Sold for HK$ 150,000 inc. premium
A pink overlay glass 'sages and deer' snuff bottle Li Junting school, Yangzhou, 1800-1840
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A ruby-red overlay glass 'sages and deer' snuff bottle Attributed to Yangzhou, circa 1870-1890
Sold for HK$ 312,500 inc. premium
An aquamarine snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1840
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An aquamarine snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1840
Sold for HK$ 275,000 inc. premium
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