Probably Imperial

Lot 314. A rare cloisonné enamel snuff bottle, probably imperial, 1760-1830. Estimate USD  6,000 - USD 8,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 The bottle is decorated on both sides with an orange carp on top of a brightly colored lotus pad and beneath the sun. The narrow sides are decorated with a repetitive cash pattern. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, shell stopper Provenance: Robert Hall, London, 2009.Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4932. Note: This type... [Lire la suite]

An enamel on copper 'dragon' snuff bottle. Probably Imperial, Palace Workshops, Guangzhou, 1720-1750. Estimate US$ 5,000 - 7,000 (€4,400 - 6,200). Photo Bonhams. Very well-hollowed, the elongated ovoid bottle with a spreading neck, thin lip, raised oval foot, painted in enamels on a blue ground with two dynamic dragons amid cloud scrolls to the front and back, one with its mouth wide open, revealing sharp teeth, the other with a raised head and breathing out a flaming pearl. 2 7/8in (7.3cm) high ... [Lire la suite]

An inscribed spinach jade snuff bottle. Probably Imperial, Palace Workshops, Beijing. 1770-1800. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€2,700 - 4,400). Photo Bonhams. Of flattened, high-shouldered ovoid form with a short neck, flat lip and foot, one side neatly incised with an inscription reading 'Lianzhou qingwan' (for refined enjoyment of Lianzhou), followed with a small cartouche, all heightened in gilt wash; the grass-green stone cast with lighter and dark gray inclusions. 2 1/4in (5.7cm) high Provenance: The... [Lire la suite]

A lacquer on wood 'monkey' snuff bottle, Fuzhou, probably Imperial, 1750-1850. Estimate US$ 6,000 - 8,000 (€5,300 - 7,100). Photo Bonhams. Carved in the form of a squatting monkey, its left hand resting on the crossing feet, while its right hand raised to stabilize a large peach supported on its back, the top of the peach opened to form the mouth of the bottle, the surfaces painted mostly black over red, rubbed through in the peach areas, the monkey's face in gilt and red, the sides embellished with an incised... [Lire la suite]

An aquamarine glass snuff bottle. Probably Imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1750-1800. Estimate US$ 6,000 - 9,000 (€5,300 - 8,000). Photo Bonhams. The slender, slightly tapering bottle rising to a waisted neck beneath an everted convex lip, the sides designed with eight evenly spaced vertical lobes, framed between bands of raised lingzhi heads at shoulder each above a fringe of simulated jewels, and stylized lappet petals surrounding the circular foot ring. 2 3/16in (5.5cm) high ... [Lire la suite]