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$ 16,101 £10,664
2	A 'famille-rose' porcelain 'cranes' snuff bottle Daoguang iron-red four-character seal mark and of the period	HK$ 150,000 US$ 19,321 £12,796
3	A red glass overlay 'leisurely activities' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850	HK$ 62,500 US$ 8,050 £5,332
4	An apple green jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900	HK$ 475,000 US$ 61,186 £40,523
5	A puddingstone snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740–1900	HK$ 187,500 US$ 24,152 £15,996
6	An inside-painted glass 'Qiao sisters' snuff bottle Ma Shaoxuan, circa 1900	HK$ 225,000 US$ 28,982 £19,195
7	An orange and red 'realgar' glass 'fish and waterplants' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740-1820	HK$ 75,000 US$ 9,660 £6,398
8	A blue and white porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle Daoguang underglaze-blue four-character seal mark and of the period	HK$ 150,000 US$ 19,321 £12,796
9	A ruby-red overlay glass 'sages and deer' snuff bottle Attributed to Yangzhou, circa 1870-1890	HK$ 312,500 US$ 40,254 £26,660
10	An aquamarine snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1840	HK$ 275,000 US$ 35,423 £23,461
11	An inside-painted glass 'crane and landscape' snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, dated 1892	HK$ 312,500 US$ 40,254 £26,660
12	A silver-mounted and inscribed rock-crystal 'pavilion' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1736-1850	HK$ 62,500 US$ 8,050 £5,332
13	A brown glazed porcelain 'dragons' snuff bottle Li Yucheng, 1820-1870	HK$ 150,000 US$ 19,321 £12,796
14	A triple overlay glass 'boats amidst swirling waves' snuff bottle Attributed to Yangzhou, circa 1780-1850	HK$ 112,500 US$ 14,491 £9,597
15	An inside-painted rock-crystal 'Buddhist lion and dragon' snuff bottle Ding Erzhong, dated 1902	HK$ 437,500 US$ 56,355 £37,324
16	An emerald-green and brown glass overlay 'double gourds' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1790-1860	HK$ 50,000 US$ 6,440 £4,265
17	A coral 'grapes and squirrels' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1860	HK$ 200,000 US$ 25,762 £17,062
18	An inside-painted glass 'horses and boats' snuff bottle Sun Xingwu, circa 1897-1899	HK$ 52,500 US$ 6,762 £4,478
19	A blue glass 'chi dragons' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1720-1780	HK$ 87,500 US$ 11,271 £7,464
20	A crystal 'melon' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1830	HK$ 137,500 US$ 17,711 £11,730
21	A famille-rose moulded porcelain 'lions' snuff bottle Jiaqing iron-red four-character mark and of the period	HK$ 68,750 US$ 8,855 £5,865
22	A pale blue 'bubble' glass snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1840	HK$ 56,250 US$ 7,245 £4,798
23	A lavender jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1880	HK$ 162,500 US$ 20,932 £13,863
24	A double-overlay glass 'Legend of the White Snake' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1780-1820	HK$ 112,500 US$ 14,491 £9,597
25	A malachite 'double gourd' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850	HK$ 27,500 US$ 3,542 £2,346
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$ 17,711 £11,730
27	A banded agate snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1880	HK$ 100,000 US$ 12,881 £8,531
28	A green overlay glass 'grapes' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1830-1900	HK$ 52,500 US$ 6,762 £4,478
29	An inscribed lacquer on textile 'conch' snuff bottle Fuzhou, Qing dynasty, 1760-1820	HK$ 87,500 US$ 11,271 £7,464
30	A yellow glass snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1840	HK$ 27,500 US$ 3,542 £2,346
31	A carved and inside-painted rock-crystal 'birds and flowers' snuff bottle Ye Zhongsan, dated 1907	HK$ 137,500 US$ 17,711 £11,730
32	A turquoise matrix 'shield' snuff bottle Qing dynasty	HK$ 15,000 US$ 1,932 £1,279
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$ 466,302 £308,832
34	An inside-painted rock-crystal 'traveller and crane' snuff bottle Ding Erzhong, circa 1898-1899	HK$ 350,000 US$ 45,084 £29,859
35	A pale yellow porcelain carved 'landscape' snuff bottle Yao Weidong, Jingdezhen, 1815-1860	HK$ 644,000 US$ 82,955 £54,941