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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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92 A yellow-ground cloisonné-enamelled and gilt-bronze 'floral' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty HK$ 47,500
US$ 6,124
£3,909
93 A 'wood brown' and green jasper 'grasshopper and carrot' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1780-1880 HK$ 50,000
US$ 6,446
£4,115
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$ 6,446
£4,115
95 A 'realgar' glass snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1700-1820 HK$ 27,500
US$ 3,545
£2,263
96 An enamel on porcelain 'grasshopper' snuff bottle Daoguang iron-red four-character seal mark and of the period HK$ 68,750
US$ 8,863
£5,658
97 A moulded porcelain 'cabbage' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty HK$ 12,500
US$ 1,611
£1,028
98 A famille-rose and black enamel on glass 'flowering branches' snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 87,500
US$ 11,281
£7,201
99 A pink and green overlay glass 'crab shell and weed' snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 56,250
US$ 7,252
£4,629
100 An inside-painted glass 'figure in landscape' snuff bottle Bi Rongjiu, circa 1897-1903 HK$ 20,000
US$ 2,578
£1,646
101 A cinnabar lacquer 'figures in landscape' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1830 HK$ 87,500
US$ 11,281
£7,201
102 An enamel on gold 'European subject' snuff bottle Qianlong blue-enamelled four-character mark, 1960-1974 HK$ 125,000
US$ 16,115
£10,287
104 An apple green jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900 HK$ 175,000
US$ 22,562
£14,403
105 A five-colour glass overlay 'auspicious objects' snuff bottle Atrributed to Yangzhou, dated 1884 HK$ 75,000
US$ 9,669
£6,172
106 An agate 'Spanish coin' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1780-1840 HK$ 23,750
US$ 3,062
£1,954
107 An inside-painted rock-crystal 'flower peddler' snuff bottle Ma Shaoxuan, dated 1898 HK$ 200,000
US$ 25,785
£16,460
108 A chalcedony 'carp' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1850 HK$ 87,500
US$ 11,281
£7,201
109 An ivory landscape bottle and snuff dish Yu Shuo, Tianjin, the bottle dated 1904 HK$ 200,000
US$ 25,785
£16,460
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$ 9,669
£6,172
111 A porcelain 'robin's-egg' and gold enamel 'figures in landscape' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1830-1880 HK$ 68,750
US$ 8,863
£5,658
112 A four-colour glass overlay snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1700-1780 HK$ 25,000
US$ 3,223
£2,057
113 A red jadeite 'taotie' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1780-1820 HK$ 40,000
US$ 5,157
£3,292
114 An inside-painted glass 'hundred boys' snuff bottle Ye Family, dated 1926 HK$ 31,250
US$ 4,028
£2,571
115 An agate 'travelling wise man' snuff bottle Suzhou, School of Zhiting, 1730-1850 HK$ 200,000
US$ 25,785
£16,460
116 A brown and green overlay glass 'carp and crab' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850 HK$ 52,500
US$ 6,768
£4,320
117 A lapis lazuli 'crane and trees' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850 HK$ 22,500
US$ 2,900
£1,851
118 A moulded 'famille-rose' porcelain 'eighteen luohans' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period HK$ 16,250
US$ 2,095
£1,337
119 A blue glass 'gourds' snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 35,000
US$ 4,512
£2,880
120 An inside-painted glass 'hundred boys' snuff bottle Ye family, dated 1926 HK$ 25,000
US$ 3,223
£2,057
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$ 6,446
£4,115
122 A gilt-bronze and cloisonné-enamelled 'cat and butterfly' snuff bottle Qianlong four-character incised mark, Qing dynasty HK$ 43,750
US$ 5,640
£3,600
123 A four-colour overlay glass 'flowers' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740-1800 HK$ 37,500
US$ 4,834
£3,086
124 A 'red' jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 22,500
US$ 2,900
£1,851
125 An emerald-green and caramel-brown glass overlay 'waterplants' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900 HK$ 43,750
US$ 5,640
£3,600
126 An inside-painted glass 'hundred boys' snuff bottle Ma Shaoxian, dated 1935 HK$ 56,250
US$ 7,252
£4,629
127 An agate 'rockwork and prunus' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1780-1880 HK$ 81,250
US$ 10,475
£6,687
128 A jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1860 HK$ 22,500
US$ 2,900
£1,851
129 A pink and white glass overlay 'leisurely pursuits' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1830 HK$ 62,500
US$ 8,057
£5,143
130 An ivory 'eighteen luohan' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900 HK$ 50,000
US$ 6,446
£4,115
131 Three agate snuff bottles Qing dynasty HK$ 40,000
US$ 5,157
£3,292
132 Two glass overlay 'horses' snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 25,000
US$ 3,223
£2,057
133 Three 'famille-rose' porcelain 'European figures' snuff bottles Qing dynasty, 1880-1949 HK$ 6,250
US$ 805
£514
134 Two overlay glass snuff bottles Qing dynasty HK$ 6,250
US$ 805
£514
135 Three agate snuff bottles Qing dynasty HK$ 31,250
US$ 4,028
£2,571
136 Two turquoise-ground porcelain snuff bottles Qing dynasty, 1780-1820 HK$ 68,750
US$ 8,863
£5,658
137 A pair of calcified nephrite snuff bottles Qing dynasty, 1750-1850 HK$ 3,750
US$ 483
£308
138 Two engraved pottery on wood 'figure and landscape' snuff bottles Late Qing dynasty HK$ 43,750
US$ 5,640
£3,600
139 A cloisonné-enamelled and gilt-bronze 'millefleurs' snuff bottle and snuff dish Qing dynasty HK$ 68,750
US$ 8,863
£5,658
140 Two moss and macaroni agate snuff bottles QIng dynasty, 1770-1880 HK$ 20,000
US$ 2,578
£1,646
141 Two camel bone snuff bottles Republican period HK$ 7,500
US$ 966
£617
142 A tourmaline snuff bottle and snuff dish circa 1960 HK$ 43,750
US$ 5,640
£3,600
143 A mother-of-pearl 'grapes and squirrels' snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 4,750
US$ 612
£390
144 A bamboo snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1830-1900 HK$ 15,000
US$ 1,933
£1,234
145 An inscribed nephrite snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 10,000
US$ 1,289
£823
146 An iron-red porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty HK$ 8,750
US$ 1,128
£720
147 An inside-painted rock-crystal 'portraits' snuff bottle Ma Shaoxuan family HK$ 8,125
US$ 1,047
£668
148 A spinach green nephrite 'sunflower' snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 6,250
US$ 805
£514
149 A black glass 'taotie' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1840 HK$ 3,750
US$ 483
£308
150 A 'hair-crystal' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1870 HK$ 15,000
US$ 1,933
£1,234
151 An enamel on copper 'European subject' snuff bottle Guangzhou, Qing dynasty, Qianlong black-enamelled four-character mark HK$ 3,750
US$ 483
£308
152 A chert snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 11,250
US$ 1,450
£925
153 A blue glass 'flask' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850 HK$ 16,250
US$ 2,095
£1,337
154 A 'hair-crystal' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1870 HK$ 31,250
US$ 4,028
£2,571
155 An inscribed malachite 'lady scholar' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, dated 1840 or 1900 HK$ 11,250
US$ 1,450
£925
156 A lime-green glass overlay 'chi dragons' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850 HK$ 31,250
US$ 4,028
£2,571
157 A green and black glass overlay 'bird' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1880 HK$ 6,250
US$ 805
£514
158 A bamboo 'fruits' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1830-1920 HK$ 4,000
US$ 515
£329
159 A root amber snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1880 HK$ 10,000
US$ 1,289
£823
160 A carved hardstone snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 7,500
US$ 966
£617
161 A nephrite-imitation glass 'lotus' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850 HK$ 25,000
US$ 3,223
£2,057
162 An inside-painted glass 'landscape' snuff bottle Bi Rongjiu, dated 1915 HK$ 17,500
US$ 2,256
£1,440
163 A tangerine skin snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1900 HK$ 16,250
US$ 2,095
£1,337
164 A green and yellow glass overlay 'chi dragons' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850 HK$ 35,000
US$ 4,512
£2,880
165 A carved ivory 'ladies in landscape' snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 43,750
US$ 5,640
£3,600
166 An inside-painted glass 'cranes and precious objects' snuff bottle Bi Rongjiu HK$ 31,250
US$ 4,028
£2,571
167 A nephrite 'fisherman and woodcutter' snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 5,000
US$ 644
£411
168 A white-glazed porcelain 'pushou' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty HK$ 5,000
US$ 644
£411
169 An inscribed serpentine snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900 HK$ 12,500
US$ 1,611
£1,028
170 A rock-crystal snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1870 HK$ 31,250
US$ 4,028
£2,571
171 An agate snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 2,500
US$ 322
£205
172 A hardstone snuff bottle HK$ 1,250
US$ 161
£102
173 A moss agate snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1880 HK$ 15,000
US$ 1,933
£1,234
174 A mother-of-pearl 'mandarin ducks' snuff bottle and snuff dish Qing dynasty, 1800-1900 HK$ 22,500
US$ 2,900
£1,851
175 A spinach green nephrite 'lotus leaf' snuff bottle Qing dynasty HK$ 37,500
US$ 4,834
£3,086
176 A moulded and enamelled porcelain 'chi dragon' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900 HK$ 7,500
US$ 966
£617
177 An inside-painted amber 'figures in landscape' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty HK$ 37,500
US$ 4,834
£3,086
178 An incised porcelain 'Journey to the West' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty HK$ 40,000
US$ 5,157
£3,292
179 A black glass overlay 'archaic bronze' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty HK$ 1,250
US$ 161
£102
180 A duan stone 'dragons and crab' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1736-1830 HK$ 31,250
US$ 4,028
£2,571
181 A 'hair-crystal' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1870 HK$ 22,500
US$ 2,900
£1,851
182 An agate snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850 HK$ 43,750
US$ 5,640
£3,600
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