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30 mai 2009

A fine jadeite 'basket weave' snuff bottle, late Qing dynasty

A fine jadeite 'basket weave' snuff bottle, late Qing dynasty Of compressed and flattened globular form, the fine stone of brilliant dark green colour mottled with patches of apple-green and white, skilfully worked in varying levels of relief to simulate...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, jadeite, snuff bottle, 'basket weave'

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28 mai 2009

A brown glass overlay snuff bottle. Yangzhou school, early 19th century

A brown glass overlay snuff bottle. Yangzhou school, early 19th century Of flattened rectangular form rising from a short straight oval foot ring, finely carved through the layer of pale brown overlay to the opaque milky white glass, depicting a traveller...

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Tags: 19th century, snuff bottle, Yangzhou school, brown glass

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28 mai 2009

A large finely carved yellow glass snuff bottle. Attributed to Beijing, Qianlong

A large finely carved yellow glass snuff bottle. Attributed to Beijing, Qianlong Of sumptuous pear-shaped form, the compressed body resting on an oval foot and surmounted by a short straight neck, very finely carved in relief on each side with a pair...

Posté par Alain Truong à 23:39 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Qianlong, yellow glass, snuff bottle, Beijing

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28 mai 2009

A fine jadeite snuff bottle. late Qing dynasty

A fine jadeite snuff bottle. late Qing dynasty Of slightly flattened rectangular form with shoulders gently rising to a short neck, resting on a raised foot, the icy white stone with brilliant apple-green splashes, stopper 5.8cm (2¼in) high. (2). Sold...

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28 mai 2009

A white jade snuff bottle. mid Qing dynasty

A white jade snuff bottle. mid Qing dynasty Of flattened rectangular form with gently rounded sides, resting on a short straight foot, the stone of an even white colour, stopper. 6.4cm (2¼in) high. (2). Sold for HK$60,000 Bonhams. Fine Chinese Ceramics,...

Posté par Alain Truong à 22:38 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

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28 mai 2009

A white and russet jade 'chilong' snuff bottle, Qianlong

A white and russet jade 'chilong' snuff bottle, Qianlong Of rectangular form , the white stone on the rounded front side skilfully worked in low relief to depict a lively chilong dragon with long curling tail, the reverse side of flattened section with...

Posté par Alain Truong à 22:19 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Qianlong, snuff bottle, white and russet jade, 'chilong'

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28 mai 2009

A rare white jade 'peach' snuff bottle. Beijing Palace Workshops, Qianlong

A rare white jade 'peach' snuff bottle. Beijing Palace Workshops, Qianlong Of compressed globular form, the fine white jade stone skilfully worked and hollowed in the shape of a peach with meandering leaf branch, rising to a cylindrical neck and tapering...

Posté par Alain Truong à 20:28 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Qianlong, white jade, snuff bottle, Beijing Palace Workshops, 'peach'

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27 mai 2009

A carved purple glass snuff bottle. mid Qing dynasty

A carved purple glass snuff bottle. mid Qing dynasty Of spherical form rising from a short splayed foot ring, carved on either side with a medallion of archaistic confronted qilins, the sides with lion mask and ring handles, the glass of a deep lilac...

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27 mai 2009

A carved green glass overlay 'crabs' snuff bottle. Attributed to Beijing, mid Qing dynasty

A carved green glass overlay 'crabs' snuff bottle. Attributed to Beijing, mid Qing dynasty Of flattened circular form surmounted by a slender curved neck, resting on a short oval footring, finely carved through the attractive pale green overlay on both...

Posté par Alain Truong à 23:46 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Qing dynasty, Glass, beijing glass, snuff bottle, 'crabs'

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27 mai 2009

A very finely carved glass ‘dragon’ snuff bottle. Beijing Palace Workshops, 18th century

A very finely carved glass ‘dragon’ snuff bottle. Beijing Palace Workshops, 18th century Of flattened circular form, boldly carved with very fine naturalistic detail all over the body, the front side with a chilong dragon depicted propped up on its haunches...

Posté par Alain Truong à 23:38 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: 18th century, Glass, snuff bottle, Beijing Palace Workshops, dragon’

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