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The Speelman Collection of Chinese 'Imperial Tribute' Snuff Boxes

24 November 2013 | starting at 13:00 HKT

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Hong Kong, Admiralty

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Auction highlights

A very fine and rare embellished gilt-bronze oblong octagonal 'European landscape' snuff box and cover Qianlong, circa 1740-1760. Sold for HK$1,060,000 inc. premium

A very fine and rare hardstone-mounted gilt-bronze 'auspicious peaches and bats' oval snuff box and cover Qianlong, circa 1740-1770. Sold for HK$1,000,000 inc. premium

A very rare lac burgauté 'crouching boy' snuff box and cover Inlaid Qianlong four-character mark and of the period. Sold for HK$750,000 inc. premium

A fine and very rare embellished gilt-bronze and famille rose blue-ground enamel 'European lady' oval snuff box Qianlong, circa 1760-1780. Sold for HK$750,000 inc. premium

A fine and rare embellished gilt-copper and agate two-tiered oval box and cover Qianlong. Sold for HK$437,500 inc. premium

A rare embellished silver-gilt and enamelled filigree fan-shaped 'longevity' travelling dressing box and cover Late Qianlong/Jiaqing, one impressed Chinese mark. Sold for HK$250,000 inc. premium

A very rare embellished silver-gilt and enamel 'longevity' peach-shaped box and cover Late Qianlong/Jiaqing, two impressed Chinese maker's marks. Sold for HK$250,000 inc. premium

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19 lots available

1 —
A fine and very rare embellished gilt-bronze and famille rose blue-ground enamel 'European lady' oval snuff box
Qianlong, circa 1760-1780

Sold for HK$750,000 inc. premium

2 —
A very rare embellished silver-gilt and enamel 'longevity' peach-shaped box and cover
Late Qianlong/Jiaqing, two impressed Chinese maker's marks

Sold for HK$250,000 inc. premium

3 —
A rare gilt-bronze and famille-rose turquoise-ground porcelain 'lady's-shoe' snuff box and cover
Qianlong, circa 1750-1770

HK$70,000 - HK$90,000

4 —
A very fine and rare embellished silver and gilt-metal oval 'European landscape' snuff box and cover
Qianlong, circa 1740-1780

HK$600,000 - HK$800,000

5 —
A rare gold four-lobed flower-head-embossed hanging perfume container and cover
Early 18th century, probably circa 1700-1720

HK$95,000 - HK$115,000

6 —
A fine and very rare relief-decorated silver-mounted gilt-bronze 'European subject' ruyi-head-shaped snuff box
First half of the 18th century

HK$600,000 - HK$800,000

7 —
A very rare metal-mounted painted soapstone 'Liu Hai' snuff box and cover
Qianlong, probably circa 1750

Sold for HK$118,750 inc. premium

8 —
A rare embellished silver-gilt and enamelled filigree fan-shaped 'longevity' travelling dressing box and cover
Late Qianlong/Jiaqing, one impressed Chinese mark

Sold for HK$250,000 inc. premium

9 —
A very rare lac burgauté 'crouching boy' snuff box and cover
Inlaid Qianlong four-character mark and of the period

Sold for HK$750,000 inc. premium

10 —
A fine and rare embellished gilt-copper and agate two-tiered oval box and cover
Qianlong

Sold for HK$437,500 inc. premium

11 —
A rare gilt-bronze-mounted famille rose porcelain flower-bud-shaped circular snuff box and cover
Qianlong, circa 1760-1790

HK$95,000 - HK$115,000

12 —
A fine and rare gilt-bronze and glass 'European lady' cage-mounted circular snuff box and cover
Qianlong, circa 1750-1780

Sold for HK$225,000 inc. premium

13 —
A very rare silver-mounted mother-of-pearl 'erotic-subject' rectangular box and cover
Qianlong, probably circa 1750

HK$240,000 - HK$260,000

14^≈ —
A very fine embellished gilt-bronze, jadeite and glass oblong octagonal cage-mounted snuff box and cover
Qianlong, circa 1750

HK$600,000 - HK$800,000

15 —
A very fine and rare embellished gilt-bronze oblong octagonal 'European landscape' snuff box and cover
Qianlong, circa 1740-1760

Sold for HK$1,060,000 inc. premium

16 —
A fine and rare embellished gilt-copper and enamel 'European lady' circular snuff box and cover
Qianlong, circa 1760-1780

Sold for HK$225,000 inc. premium

17 —
A rare gilt-bronze and blue and white soft-paste porcelain circular 'Chinese landscapes' snuff box and cover
Mid Qianlong

Sold for HK$43,750 inc. premium

18^≈ —
A very fine and rare hardstone-mounted gilt-bronze 'auspicious peaches and bats' oval snuff box and cover
Qianlong, circa 1740-1770

Sold for HK$1,000,000 inc. premium

19 —
A very fine and rare gold rectangular snuff box and cover
Daoguang, circa 1830-40, Chinese and English maker's marks KHC for Khecheong, Canton

HK$240,000 - HK$260,000

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The Speelman Collection of Chinese 'Imperial Tribute' Snuff Boxes

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1 — A fine and very rare embellished gilt-bronze and famille rose blue-ground enamel 'European lady' oval snuff box Qianlong, circa 1760-1780

2 — A very rare embellished silver-gilt and enamel 'longevity' peach-shaped box and cover Late Qianlong/Jiaqing, two impressed Chinese maker's marks

3 — A rare gilt-bronze and famille-rose turquoise-ground porcelain 'lady's-shoe' snuff box and cover Qianlong, circa 1750-1770

4 — A very fine and rare embellished silver and gilt-metal oval 'European landscape' snuff box and cover Qianlong, circa 1740-1780

5 — A rare gold four-lobed flower-head-embossed hanging perfume container and cover Early 18th century, probably circa 1700-1720

6 — A fine and very rare relief-decorated silver-mounted gilt-bronze 'European subject' ruyi-head-shaped snuff box First half of the 18th century

7 — A very rare metal-mounted painted soapstone 'Liu Hai' snuff box and cover Qianlong, probably circa 1750

8 — A rare embellished silver-gilt and enamelled filigree fan-shaped 'longevity' travelling dressing box and cover Late Qianlong/Jiaqing, one impressed Chinese mark

9 — A very rare lac burgauté 'crouching boy' snuff box and cover Inlaid Qianlong four-character mark and of the period

10 — A fine and rare embellished gilt-copper and agate two-tiered oval box and cover Qianlong

11 — A rare gilt-bronze-mounted famille rose porcelain flower-bud-shaped circular snuff box and cover Qianlong, circa 1760-1790

12 — A fine and rare gilt-bronze and glass 'European lady' cage-mounted circular snuff box and cover Qianlong, circa 1750-1780

13 — A very rare silver-mounted mother-of-pearl 'erotic-subject' rectangular box and cover Qianlong, probably circa 1750

14≈ — A very fine embellished gilt-bronze, jadeite and glass oblong octagonal cage-mounted snuff box and cover Qianlong, circa 1750

15 — A very fine and rare embellished gilt-bronze oblong octagonal 'European landscape' snuff box and cover Qianlong, circa 1740-1760

16 — A fine and rare embellished gilt-copper and enamel 'European lady' circular snuff box and cover Qianlong, circa 1760-1780

17 — A rare gilt-bronze and blue and white soft-paste porcelain circular 'Chinese landscapes' snuff box and cover Mid Qianlong

18≈ — A very fine and rare hardstone-mounted gilt-bronze 'auspicious peaches and bats' oval snuff box and cover Qianlong, circa 1740-1770

19 — A very fine and rare gold rectangular snuff box and cover Daoguang, circa 1830-40, Chinese and English maker's marks KHC for Khecheong, Canton

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1 —
A fine and very rare embellished gilt-bronze and famille rose blue-ground enamel 'European lady' oval snuff box
Qianlong, circa 1760-1780

2 —
A very rare embellished silver-gilt and enamel 'longevity' peach-shaped box and cover
Late Qianlong/Jiaqing, two impressed Chinese maker's marks

3 —
A rare gilt-bronze and famille-rose turquoise-ground porcelain 'lady's-shoe' snuff box and cover
Qianlong, circa 1750-1770

4 —
A very fine and rare embellished silver and gilt-metal oval 'European landscape' snuff box and cover
Qianlong, circa 1740-1780

5 —
A rare gold four-lobed flower-head-embossed hanging perfume container and cover
Early 18th century, probably circa 1700-1720

6 —
A fine and very rare relief-decorated silver-mounted gilt-bronze 'European subject' ruyi-head-shaped snuff box
First half of the 18th century

7 —
A very rare metal-mounted painted soapstone 'Liu Hai' snuff box and cover
Qianlong, probably circa 1750

8 —
A rare embellished silver-gilt and enamelled filigree fan-shaped 'longevity' travelling dressing box and cover
Late Qianlong/Jiaqing, one impressed Chinese mark

9 —
A very rare lac burgauté 'crouching boy' snuff box and cover
Inlaid Qianlong four-character mark and of the period

10 —
A fine and rare embellished gilt-copper and agate two-tiered oval box and cover
Qianlong

11 —
A rare gilt-bronze-mounted famille rose porcelain flower-bud-shaped circular snuff box and cover
Qianlong, circa 1760-1790

12 —
A fine and rare gilt-bronze and glass 'European lady' cage-mounted circular snuff box and cover
Qianlong, circa 1750-1780

13 —
A very rare silver-mounted mother-of-pearl 'erotic-subject' rectangular box and cover
Qianlong, probably circa 1750

14^≈ —
A very fine embellished gilt-bronze, jadeite and glass oblong octagonal cage-mounted snuff box and cover
Qianlong, circa 1750

15 —
A very fine and rare embellished gilt-bronze oblong octagonal 'European landscape' snuff box and cover
Qianlong, circa 1740-1760

16 —
A fine and rare embellished gilt-copper and enamel 'European lady' circular snuff box and cover
Qianlong, circa 1760-1780

17 —
A rare gilt-bronze and blue and white soft-paste porcelain circular 'Chinese landscapes' snuff box and cover
Mid Qianlong

18^≈ —
A very fine and rare hardstone-mounted gilt-bronze 'auspicious peaches and bats' oval snuff box and cover
Qianlong, circa 1740-1770

19 —
A very fine and rare gold rectangular snuff box and cover
Daoguang, circa 1830-40, Chinese and English maker's marks KHC for Khecheong, Canton