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17 septembre 2010

A carved pink and white glass snuff bottle, 1750-1820. Possibly Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops

A carved pink and white glass snuff bottle, 1750-1820. Possibly Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing. photo courtesy Sotheby's of tapered ovoid form, the glass of mottled pink color overlaid over white at the neck and shading to white...

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Tags: Glass, snuff bottle, Beijing, Palace workshops, 1750-1820

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17 septembre 2010

An amethyst snuff bottle, 1730-1850

An amethyst snuff bottle, 1730-1850. photo courtesy Sotheby's of flattened tapering form with a slightly everted mouth, resting on a concave oval base, one face well carved in low relief with Liu Hai playing with a string of coins, crouched near his leaping...

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Tags: amethyst, snuff bottle, 1730-1850, Joe Grimberg Collection

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17 septembre 2010

A faceted blue jadeite snuff bottle. 1780-1830. Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing.

A faceted blue jadeite snuff bottle. 1780-1830. Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing. photo courtesy Sotheby's superbly hollowed, of faceted decagonal form and generous section, rising to a cylindrical neck, supported on a flat foot,...

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Tags: imperial, snuff bottle, Beijing, Palace workshops, 1780-1830, blue jadeite

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15 septembre 2010

Two Japanese cinnabar lacquer on bronze snuff bottles, 1800-1900 & Meiji period

A Japanese cinnabar lacquer on bronze snuff bottle. 1800-1900. photo courtesy Sotheby's of flattened spade shape below a cylindrical neck and metal-bound mouth, resting on a flat oval base, finely carved with a continuous field of magnolia blossoms and...

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Tags: bronze, Lacquer, Japanese, Meiji Period, snuff bottle, 1868-1912, cinnabar

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14 septembre 2010

A rare bamboo veneer 'Hundred Shou Character' snuff bottle. 1750-1800. Imperial, Attributed to the Palace workshops, Be

A rare bamboo veneer 'Hundred Shou Character' snuff bottle. 1750-1800. Imperial, Attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing. photo courtesy Sotheby's of rounded spade shape, with plain narrow sides tapering towards the flat foot, the slightly flared...

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Tags: snuff bottle, Palace workshops, 'Hundred Shou Character', 1750-1800, bamboo veneer

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13 septembre 2010

A rare gourd snuff bottle. Jiaqing mark and period 1796-1821. Imperial, Attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing

A rare gourd snuff bottle. Jiaqing mark and period 1796-1821. Imperial, Attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing. photo courtesy Sotheby's of pear shape with a rounded base and culminating in a narrow pointed mouth, the body finely carved with four...

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Tags: Jiaqing Mark and Period, snuff bottle, Beijing, Palace workshops, gourd

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12 septembre 2010

A realgar-splashed dark amber glass snuff bottle. Imperial, Attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing, 1730-1800

A realgar-splashed dark amber glass snuff bottle. Imperial, Attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing, 1730-1800. photo courtesy Sotheby's of flattened circular form, tapering towards a narrow neck, the metal of a very dark red-amber color boldly splashed...

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Tags: Glass, snuff bottle, Beijing, Palace workshops, 1730-1800, realgar-splashed

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11 septembre 2010

Lavender jadeite snuff bottles from the Joe Grimberg Collection @ Sotheby's

A lavender jadeite ringed double-gourd snuff bottle. Possibly Imperial, Attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing, 1770-1820. photo courtesy Sotheby's well hollowed, of double-gourd form resting on a small concave base, the gently flared neck culminating...

Posté par Alain Truong à 16:42 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: snuff bottle, lavender jadeite, Palace workshops, double-gourd, 1770-1820, 1780-1850, 1800-1900

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10 septembre 2010

The Joe Grimberg Collection's three black jade snuff bottles

A black jade snuff bottle. 1780-1820. photo courtesy Sotheby's very well hollowed, of flattened square form with rounded corners, sloping to a cylindrical neck, resting on a carved oval foot, the stone well polished, the white inclusion on one face deeply...

Posté par Alain Truong à 22:53 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: 18th century, snuff bottle, black jade, 1750-1820, 1780-1820

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10 septembre 2010

'Puddingstone', fossiliferous limestone, mammoth tooth, amygdaloidal basalt & hair chrystal snuff bottles

A 'Puddingstone' snuff bottle, 1750-1820. photo courtesy Sotheby's very well hollowed, of rounded form supported on a neatly carved oval footrim, below a cylindrical neck, the shoulders with well carved lions-head suspending mock ring-handles, the stone...

Posté par Alain Truong à 19:52 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: snuff bottle, Limestone, 'Puddingstone', amygdaloidal basalt, fossiliferous, hair chrystal, mammoth tooth

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