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The Paul Braga Collection of Snuff Bottles

24 November 2012 | starting at 10:00 HKT

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Hong Kong, Admiralty

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195 lots available

1 — A Baltic amber snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740–1840

Sold for HK$125,000 inc. premium

2 — A 'famille-rose' porcelain 'cranes' snuff bottle Daoguang iron-red four-character seal mark and of the period

HK$30,000 - HK$50,000

3 — A red glass overlay 'leisurely activities' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850

Sold for HK$62,500 inc. premium

4 — An apple green jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900

Sold for HK$475,000 inc. premium

5 — A puddingstone snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740–1900

Sold for HK$187,500 inc. premium

6 — An inside-painted glass 'Qiao sisters' snuff bottle Ma Shaoxuan, circa 1900

Sold for HK$225,000 inc. premium

7 — An orange and red 'realgar' glass 'fish and waterplants' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1740-1820

Sold for HK$75,000 inc. premium

8 — A blue and white porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle Daoguang underglaze-blue four-character seal mark and of the period

Sold for HK$150,000 inc. premium

9 — A ruby-red overlay glass 'sages and deer' snuff bottle Attributed to Yangzhou, circa 1870-1890

Sold for HK$312,500 inc. premium

10 — An aquamarine snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1840

Sold for HK$275,000 inc. premium

11 — An inside-painted glass 'crane and landscape' snuff bottle Zhou Leyuan, dated 1892

Sold for HK$312,500 inc. premium

12 — A silver-mounted and inscribed rock-crystal 'pavilion' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1736-1850

HK$20,000 - HK$30,000

13 — A brown glazed porcelain 'dragons' snuff bottle Li Yucheng, 1820-1870

Sold for HK$150,000 inc. premium

14 — A triple overlay glass 'boats amidst swirling waves' snuff bottle Attributed to Yangzhou, circa 1780-1850

Sold for HK$112,500 inc. premium

15 — An inside-painted rock-crystal 'Buddhist lion and dragon' snuff bottle Ding Erzhong, dated 1902

Sold for HK$437,500 inc. premium

16 — An emerald-green and brown glass overlay 'double gourds' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1790-1860

Sold for HK$50,000 inc. premium

17 — A coral 'grapes and squirrels' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1860

HK$30,000 - HK$50,000

18 — An inside-painted glass 'horses and boats' snuff bottle Sun Xingwu, circa 1897-1899

Sold for HK$52,500 inc. premium

19 — A blue glass 'chi dragons' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1720-1780

Sold for HK$87,500 inc. premium

20 — A crystal 'melon' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1830

Sold for HK$137,500 inc. premium

21 — A famille-rose moulded porcelain 'lions' snuff bottle Jiaqing iron-red four-character mark and of the period

Sold for HK$68,750 inc. premium

22 — A pale blue 'bubble' glass snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1840

Sold for HK$56,250 inc. premium

23 — A lavender jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1880

Sold for HK$162,500 inc. premium

24 — A double-overlay glass 'Legend of the White Snake' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1780-1820

Sold for HK$112,500 inc. premium

25 — A malachite 'double gourd' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850

Sold for HK$27,500 inc. premium

26 — A moulded 'famille-rose' porcelain 'boy and double-gourd' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty / Republican period, Qianlong gilt six-character mark

Sold for HK$137,500 inc. premium

27 — A banded agate snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1760-1880

Sold for HK$100,000 inc. premium

28 — A green overlay glass 'grapes' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1830-1900

Sold for HK$52,500 inc. premium

29 — An inscribed lacquer on textile 'conch' snuff bottle Fuzhou, Qing dynasty, 1760-1820

Sold for HK$87,500 inc. premium

30 — A yellow glass snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1730-1840

Sold for HK$27,500 inc. premium

31 — A carved and inside-painted rock-crystal 'birds and flowers' snuff bottle Ye Zhongsan, dated 1907

Sold for HK$137,500 inc. premium

32 — A turquoise matrix 'shield' snuff bottle Qing dynasty

Sold for HK$15,000 inc. premium

33 — 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$3,620,000 inc. premium

34 — An inside-painted rock-crystal 'traveller and crane' snuff bottle Ding Erzhong, circa 1898-1899

Sold for HK$350,000 inc. premium

35 — A pale yellow porcelain carved 'landscape' snuff bottle Yao Weidong, Jingdezhen, 1815-1860

Sold for HK$644,000 inc. premium

36^Y — A lacquer on textile and ivory 'pouch' snuff bottle Fuzhou, Qing dynasty, 1820-1880

Sold for HK$8,750 inc. premium

37 — An agate 'monkey' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1880

Sold for HK$175,000 inc. premium

38 — A 'famille-rose' enamelled glass 'three friends' snuff bottle Qianlong blue-enamelled three-character seal mark and of the period, 1768-1775

Sold for HK$437,500 inc. premium

39 — A turquoise-glazed porcelain 'dragon and phoenix' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1796-1820

Sold for HK$137,500 inc. premium

40 — A red glass 'carp' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900

Sold for HK$225,000 inc. premium

41 — A mother-of-pearl 'melon and squirrel' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1880

Sold for HK$25,000 inc. premium

42 — A turquoise matrix 'grapes' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1800-1900

Sold for HK$60,000 inc. premium

43 — An Yixing 'landscape and floral' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1790-1850

Sold for HK$75,000 inc. premium

44 — An inside-painted rock-crystal 'eight horses of Mu Wang' snuff bottle Ye Zhongsan, dated 1926

Sold for HK$112,500 inc. premium

45 — A lavender blue jadeite snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1850

Sold for HK$225,000 inc. premium

46 — A blue overlay glass 'fish and aquatic plants' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1750-1850

Sold for HK$75,000 inc. premium

47 — An inside-painted glass 'ducks and aquatic plants' snuff bottle Yan Yutian, dated 1918

Sold for HK$56,250 inc. premium

48 — A moulded porcelain 'bajixiang' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1790-1820

Sold for HK$37,500 inc. premium

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Buyer's Premium Rates
28% up to HK$400,000 of the Hammer Price
27% from HK$400,001 to HK$7,500,000 of the Hammer Price
21% from HK$7,500,001 to HK$50,000,000 of the Hammer Price
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