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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91	An amethyst double-gourd 'vine' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1860	HK$ 93,750 US$ 12,078 £7,971
92	A yellow-ground cloisonné-enamelled and gilt-bronze 'floral' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty	HK$ 47,500 US$ 6,119 £4,038
93	A 'wood brown' and green jasper 'grasshopper and carrot' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1780-1880	HK$ 50,000 US$ 6,441 £4,251
94	An inscribed famille-rose enamel on glass 'figures in landscape' snuff bottle Guyue xuan seal mark, attributed to Yangzhou, 1775-1799	HK$ 50,000 US$ 6,441 £4,251
95	A 'realgar' glass snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1700-1820	HK$ 27,500 US$ 3,543 £2,338
96	An enamel on porcelain 'grasshopper' snuff bottle Daoguang iron-red four-character seal mark and of the period	HK$ 68,750 US$ 8,857 £5,845
97	A moulded porcelain 'cabbage' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty	HK$ 12,500 US$ 1,610 £1,062
98	A famille-rose and black enamel on glass 'flowering branches' snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 87,500 US$ 11,273 £7,439
99	A pink and green overlay glass 'crab shell and weed' snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 56,250 US$ 7,247 £4,782
100	An inside-painted glass 'figure in landscape' snuff bottle Bi Rongjiu, circa 1897-1903	HK$ 20,000 US$ 2,576 £1,700
101	A cinnabar lacquer 'figures in landscape' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1830	HK$ 87,500 US$ 11,273 £7,439
102	An enamel on gold 'European subject' snuff bottle Qianlong blue-enamelled four-character mark, 1960-1974	HK$ 125,000 US$ 16,104 £10,628
103	A coral 'horse and qilin' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1860	HK$ 250,000 US$ 32,209 £21,256
104	An apple green jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900	HK$ 175,000 US$ 22,546 £14,879
105	A five-colour glass overlay 'auspicious objects' snuff bottle Atrributed to Yangzhou, dated 1884	HK$ 75,000 US$ 9,662 £6,376
106	An agate 'Spanish coin' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1780-1840	HK$ 23,750 US$ 3,059 £2,019
107	An inside-painted rock-crystal 'flower peddler' snuff bottle Ma Shaoxuan, dated 1898	HK$ 200,000 US$ 25,767 £17,005
108	A chalcedony 'carp' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1850	HK$ 87,500 US$ 11,273 £7,439
109	An ivory landscape bottle and snuff dish Yu Shuo, Tianjin, the bottle dated 1904	HK$ 200,000 US$ 25,767 £17,005
110	A moulded 'famille-rose' porcelain 'boy and double-gourd' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty / Republican period, Qianlong iron-red six-character seal mark	HK$ 75,000 US$ 9,662 £6,376
111	A porcelain 'robin's-egg' and gold enamel 'figures in landscape' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1830-1880	HK$ 68,750 US$ 8,857 £5,845
112	A four-colour glass overlay snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1700-1780	HK$ 25,000 US$ 3,220 £2,125
113	A red jadeite 'taotie' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1780-1820	HK$ 40,000 US$ 5,153 £3,401
114	An inside-painted glass 'hundred boys' snuff bottle Ye Family, dated 1926	HK$ 31,250 US$ 4,026 £2,657
115	An agate 'travelling wise man' snuff bottle Suzhou, School of Zhiting, 1730-1850	HK$ 200,000 US$ 25,767 £17,005
116	A brown and green overlay glass 'carp and crab' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850	HK$ 52,500 US$ 6,763 £4,463
117	A lapis lazuli 'crane and trees' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850	HK$ 22,500 US$ 2,898 £1,913
118	A moulded 'famille-rose' porcelain 'eighteen luohans' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period	HK$ 16,250 US$ 2,093 £1,381
119	A blue glass 'gourds' snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 35,000 US$ 4,509 £2,975
120	An inside-painted glass 'hundred boys' snuff bottle Ye family, dated 1926	HK$ 25,000 US$ 3,220 £2,125
121	A famille rose 'mother and child' snuff bottle and snuff dish Qianlong iron-red four-character seal mark, 1880-1940	HK$ 50,000 US$ 6,441 £4,251
122	A gilt-bronze and cloisonné-enamelled 'cat and butterfly' snuff bottle Qianlong four-character incised mark, Qing dynasty	HK$ 43,750 US$ 5,636 £3,719
123	A four-colour overlay glass 'flowers' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740-1800	HK$ 37,500 US$ 4,831 £3,188
124	A 'red' jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 22,500 US$ 2,898 £1,913
125	An emerald-green and caramel-brown glass overlay 'waterplants' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900	HK$ 43,750 US$ 5,636 £3,719
126	An inside-painted glass 'hundred boys' snuff bottle Ma Shaoxian, dated 1935	HK$ 56,250 US$ 7,247 £4,782
127	An agate 'rockwork and prunus' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1780-1880	HK$ 81,250 US$ 10,467 £6,908
128	A jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1860	HK$ 22,500 US$ 2,898 £1,913
129	A pink and white glass overlay 'leisurely pursuits' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1830	HK$ 62,500 US$ 8,052 £5,314
130	An ivory 'eighteen luohan' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900	HK$ 50,000 US$ 6,441 £4,251
131	Three agate snuff bottles Qing dynasty	HK$ 40,000 US$ 5,153 £3,401
132	Two glass overlay 'horses' snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 25,000 US$ 3,220 £2,125
133	Three 'famille-rose' porcelain 'European figures' snuff bottles Qing dynasty, 1880-1949	HK$ 6,250 US$ 805 £531
134	Two overlay glass snuff bottles Qing dynasty	HK$ 6,250 US$ 805 £531
135	Three agate snuff bottles Qing dynasty	HK$ 31,250 US$ 4,026 £2,657
136	Two turquoise-ground porcelain snuff bottles Qing dynasty, 1780-1820	HK$ 68,750 US$ 8,857 £5,845
137	A pair of calcified nephrite snuff bottles Qing dynasty, 1750-1850	HK$ 3,750 US$ 483 £318
138	Two engraved pottery on wood 'figure and landscape' snuff bottles Late Qing dynasty	HK$ 43,750 US$ 5,636 £3,719
139	A cloisonné-enamelled and gilt-bronze 'millefleurs' snuff bottle and snuff dish Qing dynasty	HK$ 68,750 US$ 8,857 £5,845
140	Two moss and macaroni agate snuff bottles QIng dynasty, 1770-1880	HK$ 20,000 US$ 2,576 £1,700
141	Two camel bone snuff bottles Republican period	HK$ 7,500 US$ 966 £637
142	A tourmaline snuff bottle and snuff dish circa 1960	HK$ 43,750 US$ 5,636 £3,719
143	A mother-of-pearl 'grapes and squirrels' snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 4,750 US$ 611 £403
144	A bamboo snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1830-1900	HK$ 15,000 US$ 1,932 £1,275
145	An inscribed nephrite snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 10,000 US$ 1,288 £850
146	An iron-red porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty	HK$ 8,750 US$ 1,127 £743
147	An inside-painted rock-crystal 'portraits' snuff bottle Ma Shaoxuan family	HK$ 8,125 US$ 1,046 £690
148	A spinach green nephrite 'sunflower' snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 6,250 US$ 805 £531
149	A black glass 'taotie' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1840	HK$ 3,750 US$ 483 £318
150	A 'hair-crystal' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1870	HK$ 15,000 US$ 1,932 £1,275
151	An enamel on copper 'European subject' snuff bottle Guangzhou, Qing dynasty, Qianlong black-enamelled four-character mark	HK$ 3,750 US$ 483 £318
152	A chert snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 11,250 US$ 1,449 £956
153	A blue glass 'flask' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850	HK$ 16,250 US$ 2,093 £1,381
154	A 'hair-crystal' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1870	HK$ 31,250 US$ 4,026 £2,657
155	An inscribed malachite 'lady scholar' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, dated 1840 or 1900	HK$ 11,250 US$ 1,449 £956
156	A lime-green glass overlay 'chi dragons' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850	HK$ 31,250 US$ 4,026 £2,657
157	A green and black glass overlay 'bird' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1880	HK$ 6,250 US$ 805 £531
158	A bamboo 'fruits' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1830-1920	HK$ 4,000 US$ 515 £340
159	A root amber snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1880	HK$ 10,000 US$ 1,288 £850
160	A carved hardstone snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 7,500 US$ 966 £637
161	A nephrite-imitation glass 'lotus' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850	HK$ 25,000 US$ 3,220 £2,125
162	An inside-painted glass 'landscape' snuff bottle Bi Rongjiu, dated 1915	HK$ 17,500 US$ 2,254 £1,487
163	A tangerine skin snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1900	HK$ 16,250 US$ 2,093 £1,381
164	A green and yellow glass overlay 'chi dragons' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850	HK$ 35,000 US$ 4,509 £2,975
165	A carved ivory 'ladies in landscape' snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 43,750 US$ 5,636 £3,719
166	An inside-painted glass 'cranes and precious objects' snuff bottle Bi Rongjiu	HK$ 31,250 US$ 4,026 £2,657
167	A nephrite 'fisherman and woodcutter' snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 5,000 US$ 644 £425
168	A white-glazed porcelain 'pushou' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty	HK$ 5,000 US$ 644 £425
169	An inscribed serpentine snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900	HK$ 12,500 US$ 1,610 £1,062
170	A rock-crystal snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1870	HK$ 31,250 US$ 4,026 £2,657
171	An agate snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 2,500 US$ 322 £212
172	A hardstone snuff bottle	HK$ 1,250 US$ 161 £106
173	A moss agate snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1880	HK$ 15,000 US$ 1,932 £1,275
174	A mother-of-pearl 'mandarin ducks' snuff bottle and snuff dish Qing dynasty, 1800-1900	HK$ 22,500 US$ 2,898 £1,913
175	A spinach green nephrite 'lotus leaf' snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 37,500 US$ 4,831 £3,188
176	A moulded and enamelled porcelain 'chi dragon' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900	HK$ 7,500 US$ 966 £637
177	An inside-painted amber 'figures in landscape' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty	HK$ 37,500 US$ 4,831 £3,188
178	An incised porcelain 'Journey to the West' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty	HK$ 40,000 US$ 5,153 £3,401
179	A black glass overlay 'archaic bronze' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty	HK$ 1,250 US$ 161 £106
180	A duan stone 'dragons and crab' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1736-1830	HK$ 31,250 US$ 4,026 £2,657