snuff bottle

A relief amber snuff bottle, China, 19th century. Photo Cambi Casa d'Aste h cm 8,5 - Estimation : 500 / 600 € Cambi Casa d'Aste. Jeudi 23 mai 2013. Castello Mackenzie - Mura di San Bartolomeo 16. Contact: Emilie Volka 0039 (0) 108395029 -emilie@cambiaste.com

A Chinese white jade miniature Snuff Bottle and Stopper, probably 19th century. Photo courtesy Sworders in the form of a bitter melon, the shoulder carved with branches of foliage and a smaller bitter melon, 4.6cm overall (2). Estimated Price: £600 - 800 Sworders Fine Art Auctionners. Tue 23rd April 2013. http://www.sworder.co.uk

A white jade Snuff Bottle, probably 19th century. Photo courtesy Sworders in the form of a double gourd, one side with an open-winged bat, green stone stopper, 5cm (2). Estimated Price: £400 - £500 Sworders Fine Art Auctionners. Tue 23rd April 2013. http://www.sworder.co.uk

An 'Imitation Aquamarine' Glass Snuff Bottle, Probably Imperial Glassworks, Beijing, 1750-1820. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 The high-shouldered ovoid bottle is carved with eight vertical facets tapering towards the raised circular footrim. The shoulders are carved with a band of ruyi suspending vertical columns of bosses. A band of petal lappets encircles the base. The matching domed cover is carved with petal lappets and is surmounted a round finial. The glass is of pale blue tone and is suggestive of... [Lire la suite]

A Carved Crystal Snuff Bottle, Imperial, Probably Palace Workshops, 1750-1810. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Of flattened, rounded form with concave oval foot, the bottle is finely carved on both sides with a smiling boy dressed in long, flowing robes and shown holding a small banner with a yinyangsymbol. The narrow sides are carved with stylized lotus branches. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) high, rose quartz stopper. Estimate: $12,000 - $15,000 Provenance: Hugh Moss, Ltd., London, 1982. Notes: This bottle... [Lire la suite]

A Milky Emerald-Green Jadeite Snuff Bottle, Probably Imperial, 1770-1830. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013  The well-hollowed bottle is of flattened, ovoid form. The softly polished stone is suffused with pale, milky emerald-green cloud-like mottling. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm.) high, rose quartz stopper. Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000 Provenance: Hugh Moss, London, 1987. Exhibited: Taipei Gallery, New York, Chinese Snuff Bottles, 1-29 October 1993, p. 15. Notes: While jadeite varies in tone from emerald... [Lire la suite]

A Very Rare Carved Green And Pink Tourmaline Snuff Bottle, Imperial, Palace Workshops, 1760-1799. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 The bottle is ingeniously carved utilizing the contrasting colors of the material to define the lower and upper sections. The lower section is of intense rose-pink tone and carved with a peony blossom on one side and a bouquet of lotus on the reverse. The upper section is of pale sea-green tone and is carved on either side with a pair of confronted chi dragons. 2 in. (5.2 cm.) high,... [Lire la suite]

A rare aquamarine snuff bottle, 1760-1800. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 The flattened, rounded rectangular bottle is supported on a raised oval foot ring. The stone is of even icy pale blue tone. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, tourmaline stopper. Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000 Provenance: Martin Schoen Collection; acquired from Belle Schoen, New York, 1988. Literature: Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, Baltimore, Winter 1996, front cover. Exhibited: Taipei Gallery, New York, Chinese... [Lire la suite]

A white jade snuff bottle with carved decoration, 1780-1840. 2 3/8in (6cm) high. Est. USD1,500-2,000. Image: Courtesy of Bonhams. SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Bonhams announced the Year of the Snake’s first Asian Decorative Arts auction in San Francisco on Tuesday, March 12.  The sale will include 460 lots of Chinese ceramics and decorative arts, and more than 100 lots of artworks from Japan, Korea and other Asian countries and regions, from private collections and estates, as well as from institutions and non-profit organizations.... [Lire la suite]

Paul Braga snuff bottles. Photo: Bonhams HONG KONG.- Bonhams, the leading international auction house for Chinese snuff bottles, announces the sale of the Paul Braga Collection of Snuff Bottles on 24 November 2012 at the Island Shangri-La Hotel. The Paul Braga Collection provides a window into old Hong Kong, a bygone age when snuff bottles were displayed in baskets in antique shops and could be bought for several dollars each. Paul Braga was a true connoisseur in an era when little of substance was published on the subject, and the... [Lire la suite]