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Treasury 2, no. 225: A 'hair-crystal' snuff bottle, 1740-

Treasury 2, no. 225: A 'hair-crystal' snuff bottle, 1740-1880. Photo Bonhams Colourless crystal with inclusions of tourmaline; with a concave lip and recessed flat foot surrounded by a protruding flat footrim. Height: 6.15 cm. Mouth/lip: 0.51/1.64 and...

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27 novembre 2011

Treasury 2, no. 243: An amethyst 'gourds' snuff bottle, 1750-1860

Treasury 2, no. 243: An amethyst 'gourds' snuff bottle, 1750-1860. Photo Bonhams Amethyst; of brilliant deep purple colour with some icy markings; carved in the form of two gourds growing from a branch with leaves and tendrils. Height: 5.6 cm. Mouth:...

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Tags: amethyst, snuff bottle, 1750-1860, Mary and George Bloch Collection

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26 novembre 2011

Treasury 1, no. 187: A jadeite 'squirrel and melon' snuff bottle, 1770-1870

Treasury 1, no. 187: A jadeite 'squirrel and melon' snuff bottle, 1770-1870. Photo Bonhams Jadeite; well hollowed and carved in the form of a flattened melon, the surface surrounded by a severed section of vine from which leaves, tendrils, and a flower...

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26 novembre 2011

Treasury 3, no. 428: A carved coral 'magpies' snuff bottle, 1760–1860

Treasury 3, no. 428: A carved coral 'magpies' snuff bottle, 1760–1860. Photo Bonhams Coral; well hollowed, with a flat lip and recessed flat foot surrounded by a protruding broad, flat footrim; carved with a continuous scene of two pairs of magpies in...

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Tags: snuff bottle, coral, Mary and George Bloch Collection, 'magpies', 1760–1860

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26 novembre 2011

Treasury 1, no. 3: A nephrite pebble-material snuff bottle, 1700-1880

Treasury 1, no. 3: A nephrite pebble-material snuff bottle, 1700-1880. Photo Bonhams Nephrite of pebble material; very well hollowed. Length: 6.7 cm (measured at right angles to the lip), 6.9 cm (greatest length). Mouth: 0.41 cm. Stopper: coral; gilt-silver...

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Tags: nephrite, snuff bottle, Mary and George Bloch Collection, 1700-1880

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26 novembre 2011

Treasury 5, no. 706: A 'realgar-glass' snuff bottle, 1720-1790

Treasury 5, no. 706: A 'realgar-glass' snuff bottle, 1720-1790. Photo Bonhams Variegated opaque orange, green, and reddish-brown glass (known as 'realgar-glass'); with a flat lip and recessed convex foot surrounded by a protruding rounded footrim. Height:...

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26 novembre 2011

A ruby glass 'fruit and flower basket' snuff bottle. Mid Qing dynasty

A ruby glass 'fruit and flower basket' snuff bottle. Mid Qing dynasy. Photo Bonhams Of flattened spherical form, raised on a recessed footrim, each side with a hanging basket filled with peaches and flowers, suspending from tightly-knit ropes. 6.2cm high....

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26 novembre 2011

A blue glass 'double gourd' snuff bottle. Mid Qing dynasty

A blue glass 'double gourd' snuff bottle. Mid Qing dynasty. Photo Bonhams The blue coloured curvacious two-tiered body plain and well-hollowed. 4.6cm high. Estimate: HK$8,000 - 10,000, US$ 1,000 - 1,300 清中期藍玻璃葫蘆形鼻煙壺 Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 28 Nov...

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26 novembre 2011

A yellow glass 'waves' snuff bottle. Mid Qing dynasty

A yellow glass 'waves' snuff bottle. Mid Qing dynasty. Photo Bonhams Of flattened globular form, the body carved with wavey patterns in high relief. 5.9cm high. Estimate: HK$30,000 - 40,000, US$ 3,900 - 5,100 清中期黃玻璃波紋鼻煙壺 Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 28...

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25 novembre 2011

A green glass snuff bottle. Mid Qing dynasty

A green glass snuff bottle. Mid Qing dynasty. Photo Bonhams Of compressed globular form, rising to a cylindrical neck, all above a hollowed ring foot. 6.5cm high. Estimate: HK$6,000 - 8,000, US$ 770 - 1,000 清中期綠色玻璃光素鼻煙壺 Provenance 來源: Guo'an collection,...

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