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The Paul Braga Collection of Snuff Bottles

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

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
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
Sold for HK$ 800,000 inc. premium
An inscribed carnelian snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900
Sold for HK$ 644,000 inc. premium
A pale yellow porcelain carved 'landscape' snuff bottle Yao Weidong, Jingdezhen, 1815-1860

Lots

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 of 195
1 A Baltic amber snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740–1840 HK$ 124,999
US$ 16,100
£10,568
2 A 'famille-rose' porcelain 'cranes' snuff bottle Daoguang iron-red four-character seal mark and of the period HK$ 149,999
US$ 19,320
£12,682
3 A red glass overlay 'leisurely activities' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850 HK$ 62,499
US$ 8,050
£5,284
4 An apple green jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900 HK$ 474,999
US$ 61,182
£40,161
5 A puddingstone snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740–1900 HK$ 187,499
US$ 24,150
£15,853
6 An inside-painted glass 'Qiao sisters' snuff bottle Ma Shaoxuan, circa 1900 HK$ 224,999
US$ 28,981
£19,023
7 An orange and red 'realgar' glass 'fish and waterplants' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740-1820 HK$ 74,999
US$ 9,660
£6,341
8 A blue and white porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle Daoguang underglaze-blue four-character seal mark and of the period HK$ 149,999
US$ 19,320
£12,682
9 A ruby-red overlay glass 'sages and deer' snuff bottle Attributed to Yangzhou, circa 1870-1890 HK$ 312,499
US$ 40,251
£26,421
10 An aquamarine snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1840 HK$ 274,999
US$ 35,421
£23,251
11 An inside-painted glass 'crane and landscape' snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, dated 1892 HK$ 312,499
US$ 40,251
£26,421
12 A silver-mounted and inscribed rock-crystal 'pavilion' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1736-1850 HK$ 62,499
US$ 8,050
£5,284
13 A brown glazed porcelain 'dragons' snuff bottle Li Yucheng, 1820-1870 HK$ 149,999
US$ 19,320
£12,682
14 A triple overlay glass 'boats amidst swirling waves' snuff bottle Attributed to Yangzhou, circa 1780-1850 HK$ 112,499
US$ 14,490
£9,511
15 An inside-painted rock-crystal 'Buddhist lion and dragon' snuff bottle Ding Erzhong, dated 1902 HK$ 437,499
US$ 56,352
£36,990
16 An emerald-green and brown glass overlay 'double gourds' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1790-1860 HK$ 49,999
US$ 6,440
£4,227
17 A coral 'grapes and squirrels' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1860 HK$ 199,999
US$ 25,760
£16,910
18 An inside-painted glass 'horses and boats' snuff bottle Sun Xingwu, circa 1897-1899 HK$ 52,499
US$ 6,762
£4,438
19 A blue glass 'chi dragons' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1720-1780 HK$ 87,499
US$ 11,270
£7,398
20 A crystal 'melon' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1830 HK$ 137,499
US$ 17,710
£11,625
21 A famille-rose moulded porcelain 'lions' snuff bottle Jiaqing iron-red four-character mark and of the period HK$ 68,749
US$ 8,855
£5,812
22 A pale blue 'bubble' glass snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1840 HK$ 56,249
US$ 7,245
£4,755
23 A lavender jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1880 HK$ 162,499
US$ 20,930
£13,739
24 A double-overlay glass 'Legend of the White Snake' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1780-1820 HK$ 112,499
US$ 14,490
£9,511
25 A malachite 'double gourd' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850 HK$ 27,499
US$ 3,542
£2,325
26 A moulded 'famille-rose' porcelain 'boy and double-gourd' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty / Republican period, Qianlong gilt six-character mark HK$ 137,499
US$ 17,710
£11,625
27 A banded agate snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1880 HK$ 99,999
US$ 12,880
£8,455
28 A green overlay glass 'grapes' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1830-1900 HK$ 52,499
US$ 6,762
£4,438
29 An inscribed lacquer on textile 'conch' snuff bottle Fuzhou, Qing dynasty, 1760-1820 HK$ 87,499
US$ 11,270
£7,398
30 A yellow glass snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1840 HK$ 27,499
US$ 3,542
£2,325
31 A carved and inside-painted rock-crystal 'birds and flowers' snuff bottle Ye Zhongsan, dated 1907 HK$ 137,499
US$ 17,710
£11,625
32 A turquoise matrix 'shield' snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 14,999
US$ 1,932
£1,268
33 A 'famille-rose' enamel on porcelain 'lotus and chrysanthemum' snuff bottle Qianlong iron-red four-character seal mark and of the period HK$ 3.6 million
US$ 466,272
£306,071
34 An inside-painted rock-crystal 'traveller and crane' snuff bottle Ding Erzhong, circa 1898-1899 HK$ 349,999
US$ 45,081
£29,592
35 A pale yellow porcelain carved 'landscape' snuff bottle Yao Weidong, Jingdezhen, 1815-1860 HK$ 643,999
US$ 82,950
£54,450
36 A lacquer on textile and ivory 'pouch' snuff bottle Fuzhou, Qing dynasty, 1820-1880 HK$ 8,749
US$ 1,127
£739
37 An agate 'monkey' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1880 HK$ 174,999
US$ 22,540
£14,796
38 A 'famille-rose' enamelled glass 'three friends' snuff bottle Qianlong blue-enamelled three-character seal mark and of the period, 1768-1775 HK$ 437,499
US$ 56,352
£36,990
39 A turquoise-glazed porcelain 'dragon and phoenix' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1796-1820 HK$ 137,499
US$ 17,710
£11,625
40 A red glass 'carp' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900 HK$ 224,999
US$ 28,981
£19,023
41 A mother-of-pearl 'melon and squirrel' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1880 HK$ 24,999
US$ 3,220
£2,113
42 A turquoise matrix 'grapes' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900 HK$ 59,999
US$ 7,728
£5,073
43 An Yixing 'landscape and floral' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1790-1850 HK$ 74,999
US$ 9,660
£6,341
44 An inside-painted rock-crystal 'eight horses of Mu Wang' snuff bottle Ye Zhongsan, dated 1926 HK$ 112,499
US$ 14,490
£9,511
45 A lavender blue jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1850 HK$ 224,999
US$ 28,981
£19,023
46 A blue overlay glass 'fish and aquatic plants' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850 HK$ 74,999
US$ 9,660
£6,341
47 An inside-painted glass 'ducks and aquatic plants' snuff bottle Yan Yutian, dated 1918 HK$ 56,249
US$ 7,245
£4,755
48 A moulded porcelain 'bajixiang' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1790-1820 HK$ 37,499
US$ 4,830
£3,170
49 A famille-rose enamel on glass 'chicken and birds' snuff bottle Attributed to Ye Bengqi, circa 1925-1930 HK$ 274,999
US$ 35,421
£23,251
50 A white nephrite 'archaistic' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1820 HK$ 199,999
US$ 25,760
£16,910
51 A pale green and russet nephrite 'finger citron' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1850 HK$ 43,749
US$ 5,635
£3,699
52 A white nephrite 'basket weave' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1850 HK$ 112,499
US$ 14,490
£9,511
53 A white nephrite 'basket weave' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1850 HK$ 99,999
US$ 12,880
£8,455
54 A white nephrite 'taotie handles' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1850 HK$ 124,999
US$ 16,100
£10,568
55 A white nephrite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900 HK$ 62,499
US$ 8,050
£5,284
56 An inscribed white and russet nephrite 'seal' snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 112,499
US$ 14,490
£9,511
57 A white nephrite 'melon' snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 56,249
US$ 7,245
£4,755
58 A pale green nephrite 'melon' snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 62,499
US$ 8,050
£5,284
59 A white nephrite snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 6,249
US$ 805
£528
60 A famille-rose and gold-ground enamel on glass 'swallows' snuff bottle Qianlong blue-enamelled four-character mark HK$ 2.4 million
US$ 311,707
£204,611
61 An inside-painted glass 'boys playing crickets' snuff bottle Ma Shaoxuan, dated 1904 HK$ 87,499
US$ 11,270
£7,398
62 A porcelain 'Buddhist lion' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty HK$ 6,249
US$ 805
£528
63 A green glass 'chi dragons' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1720-1780 HK$ 49,999
US$ 6,440
£4,227
64 An agate 'jujube and peanuts' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850 HK$ 37,499
US$ 4,830
£3,170
65 A caramel-beige and cinnabar-red overlay glass 'pavilion and fisherman' snuff bottle Attributed to Yangzhou, circa 1860-1890 HK$ 449,999
US$ 57,962
£38,047
66 An inside-painted glass 'landscape' snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, circa 1890-1892 HK$ 112,499
US$ 14,490
£9,511
67 An amber 'flowers and foliage' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740-1840 HK$ 62,499
US$ 8,050
£5,284
68 A ruby matrix 'chi dragons' snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 11,249
US$ 1,449
£951
69 A turquoise porcelain reticulated 'dragon' snuff bottle Attributable to Wang Bingrong, 1820-1860 HK$ 93,749
US$ 12,075
£7,926
70 An enamel on copper 'birds and plants' snuff bottle Guangzhou, Qianlong black-enamelled four-character mark and of the period HK$ 374,999
US$ 48,301
£31,706
71 An ivory 'boy and double gourd' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900 HK$ 312,499
US$ 40,251
£26,421
72 A moulded famille-rose porcelain 'eighteen luohan' snuff bottle Qianlong iron-red four-character seal mark and of the period HK$ 24,999
US$ 3,220
£2,113
73 A pink and green glass overlay 'elephant' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1830 HK$ 62,499
US$ 8,050
£5,284
74 A moulded porcelain 'lotus leaf and butterflies' snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 37,499
US$ 4,830
£3,170
75 A double-overlay pink and black glass 'sampan' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1780-1820 HK$ 21,249
US$ 2,737
£1,796
76 A dark-brown overlay glass 'three friends of winter' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1800 HK$ 39,999
US$ 5,152
£3,382
77 A conglomerate agate carved 'petrified wood' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900 HK$ 12,499
US$ 1,610
£1,056
78 An inside-painted glass 'equestrian hunters' snuff bottle Ye Zhongsan, dated 1904 HK$ 112,499
US$ 14,490
£9,511
79 A 'famille-rose' enamel on porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle Daoguang iron-red four-character seal mark and of the period HK$ 87,499
US$ 11,270
£7,398
80 An inscribed carnelian snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900 HK$ 799,999
US$ 103,043
£67,640
81 An inside-painted rock-crystal 'landscape' snuff bottle Wang Xisan, dated 1965 HK$ 149,999
US$ 19,320
£12,682
82 An enamel on brown glass 'flowering plants' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, Guyue xuan seal mark, circa 1770-1799 HK$ 74,999
US$ 9,660
£6,341
83 A moulded porcelain 'lotus leaf' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty HK$ 6,249
US$ 805
£528
84 An enamel on copper 'figures in landscape' snuff bottle Guangzhou, Qing dynasty, Qianlong black-enamelled four-character mark HK$ 19,999
US$ 2,576
£1,691
85 An inscribed blue overlay glass 'insects and birds' snuff bottle Attributed to Yangzhou, circa 1870-1890 HK$ 99,999
US$ 12,880
£8,455
86 An amber snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740-1840 HK$ 249,999
US$ 32,201
£21,137
87 An inside-painted rock-crystal 'landscape' snuff bottle Attributed to Gan Xuanwen, circa 1796-1850 HK$ 43,749
US$ 5,635
£3,699
88 A carved agate 'lantern festival' snuff bottle Suzhou, School of Zhiting, 1750-1850 HK$ 374,999
US$ 48,301
£31,706
89 An inside-painted glass 'birds and sampan' snuff bottle Ding Erzhong, dated 1898 HK$ 437,499
US$ 56,352
£36,990
90 An inscribed black overlay glass 'cats and butterfly' snuff bottle Attributed to Yangzhou, circa 1870-1890 HK$ 68,749
US$ 8,855
£5,812
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