The Paul Braga Collection of Snuff Bottles

Auction 20524

24 Nov 2012, starting at 10:00 CST.

Sessions

The Paul Braga Collection of Snuff Bottles, starting with lot 1.

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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

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

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1	A Baltic amber snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740–1840	HK$ 125,000 US$ 16,111 £10,314
2	A 'famille-rose' porcelain 'cranes' snuff bottle Daoguang iron-red four-character seal mark and of the period	HK$ 150,000 US$ 19,333 £12,377
3	A red glass overlay 'leisurely activities' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850	HK$ 62,500 US$ 8,055 £5,157
4	An apple green jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900	HK$ 475,000 US$ 61,223 £39,194
5	A puddingstone snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740–1900	HK$ 187,500 US$ 24,167 £15,471
6	An inside-painted glass 'Qiao sisters' snuff bottle Ma Shaoxuan, circa 1900	HK$ 225,000 US$ 29,000 £18,566
7	An orange and red 'realgar' glass 'fish and waterplants' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740-1820	HK$ 75,000 US$ 9,666 £6,188
8	A blue and white porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle Daoguang underglaze-blue four-character seal mark and of the period	HK$ 150,000 US$ 19,333 £12,377
9	A ruby-red overlay glass 'sages and deer' snuff bottle Attributed to Yangzhou, circa 1870-1890	HK$ 312,500 US$ 40,278 £25,786
10	An aquamarine snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1840	HK$ 275,000 US$ 35,445 £22,691
11	An inside-painted glass 'crane and landscape' snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, dated 1892	HK$ 312,500 US$ 40,278 £25,786
12	A silver-mounted and inscribed rock-crystal 'pavilion' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1736-1850	HK$ 62,500 US$ 8,055 £5,157
13	A brown glazed porcelain 'dragons' snuff bottle Li Yucheng, 1820-1870	HK$ 150,000 US$ 19,333 £12,377
14	A triple overlay glass 'boats amidst swirling waves' snuff bottle Attributed to Yangzhou, circa 1780-1850	HK$ 112,500 US$ 14,500 £9,283
15	An inside-painted rock-crystal 'Buddhist lion and dragon' snuff bottle Ding Erzhong, dated 1902	HK$ 437,500 US$ 56,389 £36,100
16	An emerald-green and brown glass overlay 'double gourds' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1790-1860	HK$ 50,000 US$ 6,444 £4,125
18	An inside-painted glass 'horses and boats' snuff bottle Sun Xingwu, circa 1897-1899	HK$ 52,500 US$ 6,766 £4,332
19	A blue glass 'chi dragons' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1720-1780	HK$ 87,500 US$ 11,277 £7,220
20	A crystal 'melon' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1830	HK$ 137,500 US$ 17,722 £11,345
21	A famille-rose moulded porcelain 'lions' snuff bottle Jiaqing iron-red four-character mark and of the period	HK$ 68,750 US$ 8,861 £5,672
22	A pale blue 'bubble' glass snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1840	HK$ 56,250 US$ 7,250 £4,641
23	A lavender jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1880	HK$ 162,500 US$ 20,944 £13,408
24	A double-overlay glass 'Legend of the White Snake' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1780-1820	HK$ 112,500 US$ 14,500 £9,283
25	A malachite 'double gourd' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850	HK$ 27,500 US$ 3,544 £2,269
26	A moulded 'famille-rose' porcelain 'boy and double-gourd' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty / Republican period, Qianlong gilt six-character mark	HK$ 137,500 US$ 17,722 £11,345
27	A banded agate snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1880	HK$ 100,000 US$ 12,889 £8,251
28	A green overlay glass 'grapes' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1830-1900	HK$ 52,500 US$ 6,766 £4,332
29	An inscribed lacquer on textile 'conch' snuff bottle Fuzhou, Qing dynasty, 1760-1820	HK$ 87,500 US$ 11,277 £7,220
30	A yellow glass snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1840	HK$ 27,500 US$ 3,544 £2,269
31	A carved and inside-painted rock-crystal 'birds and flowers' snuff bottle Ye Zhongsan, dated 1907	HK$ 137,500 US$ 17,722 £11,345
32	A turquoise matrix 'shield' snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 15,000 US$ 1,933 £1,237
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$ 466,585 £298,707
34	An inside-painted rock-crystal 'traveller and crane' snuff bottle Ding Erzhong, circa 1898-1899	HK$ 350,000 US$ 45,111 £28,880
35	A pale yellow porcelain carved 'landscape' snuff bottle Yao Weidong, Jingdezhen, 1815-1860	HK$ 644,000 US$ 83,005 £53,140
36	A lacquer on textile and ivory 'pouch' snuff bottle Fuzhou, Qing dynasty, 1820-1880	HK$ 8,750 US$ 1,127 £722
37	An agate 'monkey' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1880	HK$ 175,000 US$ 22,555 £14,440
38	A 'famille-rose' enamelled glass 'three friends' snuff bottle Qianlong blue-enamelled three-character seal mark and of the period, 1768-1775	HK$ 437,500 US$ 56,389 £36,100
39	A turquoise-glazed porcelain 'dragon and phoenix' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1796-1820	HK$ 137,500 US$ 17,722 £11,345
40	A red glass 'carp' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900	HK$ 225,000 US$ 29,000 £18,566
41	A mother-of-pearl 'melon and squirrel' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1880	HK$ 25,000 US$ 3,222 £2,062
42	A turquoise matrix 'grapes' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900	HK$ 60,000 US$ 7,733 £4,950
43	An Yixing 'landscape and floral' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1790-1850	HK$ 75,000 US$ 9,666 £6,188
44	An inside-painted rock-crystal 'eight horses of Mu Wang' snuff bottle Ye Zhongsan, dated 1926	HK$ 112,500 US$ 14,500 £9,283
45	A lavender blue jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1850	HK$ 225,000 US$ 29,000 £18,566
46	A blue overlay glass 'fish and aquatic plants' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850	HK$ 75,000 US$ 9,666 £6,188
47	An inside-painted glass 'ducks and aquatic plants' snuff bottle Yan Yutian, dated 1918	HK$ 56,250 US$ 7,250 £4,641
48	A moulded porcelain 'bajixiang' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1790-1820	HK$ 37,500 US$ 4,833 £3,094
49	A famille-rose enamel on glass 'chicken and birds' snuff bottle Attributed to Ye Bengqi, circa 1925-1930	HK$ 275,000 US$ 35,445 £22,691
50	A white nephrite 'archaistic' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1820	HK$ 200,000 US$ 25,778 £16,503
51	A pale green and russet nephrite 'finger citron' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1850	HK$ 43,750 US$ 5,638 £3,610
52	A white nephrite 'basket weave' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1850	HK$ 112,500 US$ 14,500 £9,283
53	A white nephrite 'basket weave' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1850	HK$ 100,000 US$ 12,889 £8,251
54	A white nephrite 'taotie handles' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1850	HK$ 125,000 US$ 16,111 £10,314
55	A white nephrite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900	HK$ 62,500 US$ 8,055 £5,157
56	An inscribed white and russet nephrite 'seal' snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 112,500 US$ 14,500 £9,283
57	A white nephrite 'melon' snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 56,250 US$ 7,250 £4,641
58	A pale green nephrite 'melon' snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 62,500 US$ 8,055 £5,157
59	A white nephrite snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 6,250 US$ 805 £515
60	A famille-rose and gold-ground enamel on glass 'swallows' snuff bottle Qianlong blue-enamelled four-character mark	HK$ 2.4 million US$ 311,916 £199,688
61	An inside-painted glass 'boys playing crickets' snuff bottle Ma Shaoxuan, dated 1904	HK$ 87,500 US$ 11,277 £7,220
62	A porcelain 'Buddhist lion' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty	HK$ 6,250 US$ 805 £515
63	A green glass 'chi dragons' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1720-1780	HK$ 50,000 US$ 6,444 £4,125
64	An agate 'jujube and peanuts' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850	HK$ 37,500 US$ 4,833 £3,094
65	A caramel-beige and cinnabar-red overlay glass 'pavilion and fisherman' snuff bottle Attributed to Yangzhou, circa 1860-1890	HK$ 450,000 US$ 58,001 £37,132
66	An inside-painted glass 'landscape' snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, circa 1890-1892	HK$ 112,500 US$ 14,500 £9,283
67	An amber 'flowers and foliage' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740-1840	HK$ 62,500 US$ 8,055 £5,157
68	A ruby matrix 'chi dragons' snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 11,250 US$ 1,450 £928
69	A turquoise porcelain reticulated 'dragon' snuff bottle Attributable to Wang Bingrong, 1820-1860	HK$ 93,750 US$ 12,083 £7,735
70	An enamel on copper 'birds and plants' snuff bottle Guangzhou, Qianlong black-enamelled four-character mark and of the period	HK$ 375,000 US$ 48,334 £30,943
71	An ivory 'boy and double gourd' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900	HK$ 312,500 US$ 40,278 £25,786
72	A moulded famille-rose porcelain 'eighteen luohan' snuff bottle Qianlong iron-red four-character seal mark and of the period	HK$ 25,000 US$ 3,222 £2,062
73	A pink and green glass overlay 'elephant' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1830	HK$ 62,500 US$ 8,055 £5,157
74	A moulded porcelain 'lotus leaf and butterflies' snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 37,500 US$ 4,833 £3,094
75	A double-overlay pink and black glass 'sampan' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1780-1820	HK$ 21,250 US$ 2,738 £1,753
76	A dark-brown overlay glass 'three friends of winter' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1800	HK$ 40,000 US$ 5,155 £3,300
77	A conglomerate agate carved 'petrified wood' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900	HK$ 12,500 US$ 1,611 £1,031
78	An inside-painted glass 'equestrian hunters' snuff bottle Ye Zhongsan, dated 1904	HK$ 112,500 US$ 14,500 £9,283
79	A 'famille-rose' enamel on porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle Daoguang iron-red four-character seal mark and of the period	HK$ 87,500 US$ 11,277 £7,220
80	An inscribed carnelian snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900	HK$ 800,000 US$ 103,112 £66,012
81	An inside-painted rock-crystal 'landscape' snuff bottle Wang Xisan, dated 1965	HK$ 150,000 US$ 19,333 £12,377
82	An enamel on brown glass 'flowering plants' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, Guyue xuan seal mark, circa 1770-1799	HK$ 75,000 US$ 9,666 £6,188
83	A moulded porcelain 'lotus leaf' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty	HK$ 6,250 US$ 805 £515
84	An enamel on copper 'figures in landscape' snuff bottle Guangzhou, Qing dynasty, Qianlong black-enamelled four-character mark	HK$ 20,000 US$ 2,577 £1,650
85	An inscribed blue overlay glass 'insects and birds' snuff bottle Attributed to Yangzhou, circa 1870-1890	HK$ 100,000 US$ 12,889 £8,251
86	An amber snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740-1840	HK$ 250,000 US$ 32,222 £20,628
87	An inside-painted rock-crystal 'landscape' snuff bottle Attributed to Gan Xuanwen, circa 1796-1850	HK$ 43,750 US$ 5,638 £3,610
88	A carved agate 'lantern festival' snuff bottle Suzhou, School of Zhiting, 1750-1850	HK$ 375,000 US$ 48,334 £30,943
89	An inside-painted glass 'birds and sampan' snuff bottle Ding Erzhong, dated 1898	HK$ 437,500 US$ 56,389 £36,100
90	An inscribed black overlay glass 'cats and butterfly' snuff bottle Attributed to Yangzhou, circa 1870-1890	HK$ 68,750 US$ 8,861 £5,672
91	An amethyst double-gourd 'vine' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1860	HK$ 93,750 US$ 12,083 £7,735