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24 juin 2010

Two Mughal style white jade snuff bottles

A Mughal style white jade snuff bottle. 1800-1880. photo Bonhams Of flattened ovoid form, wide mouth, and very thin lip that is complimented by a tall foot rim, thinly carved to reveal a deeply recessed base. Each side of the body carved with a near identical...

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Tags: 19th century, white jade, 18th-19th century, snuff bottle, Mughal style, hebao

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23 juin 2010

Chinese glass snuff bottles @ Bonhams, Fine Asian Works of Art, 22 Jun 2010

A large engraved yellow glass snuff bottle. Qianlong Mark and Period. photo Bonhams Of compressed ovoid shape with a flat mouth rim, waisted neck, stylized ring handles on the sides, the main body engraved with a landscape scene on one side and an inscription...

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Tags: Qianlong, Coral, 18th century, yellow glass, snuff bottle, red glass, tourmaline, Orange glass, yellow and black overlay glass

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31 mai 2010

A Baroque pearl, crystal, glass and gold snuff bottle; Imperial, attributed to Guangzhou, 1760–1799

A Baroque pearl, crystal, glass and gold snuff bottle. snuff bottle, attributed to Guangzhou, 1760–1799. photo Bonhams 3.92cm high. Sold for HK$840,000 Footnote: Treasury 7, 1659 異形珍珠、水晶、玻璃、金鼻煙壺御製品，推定為廣州作，1760～1799 The Emperor's Southern Pearl Baroque...

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Tags: 18th century, Glass, imperial, gold, snuff bottle, baroque pearl, Guangzhou, crystal

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29 mai 2010

Miniature Chinese Art Makes World Record Prices at Bonhams

A Baroque pearl, crystal, glass and gold Imperial snuff bottle, attributed to Guangzhou, 1760-1799, is presented at a Bonhams in Hong Kong, China. EPA/ALEX HOFFORD, LONDON.- Bonhams Hong Kong today celebrated the first-ever “Golden Gavel Auction” in its...

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Tags: Qianlong, beijing glass, snuff bottle, Suzhou, Jingdezhen, Imperial glassworks, Imperial kilns, Tang Ying, Zhiting School

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24 mai 2010

"Message in a Bottle": Auction of World's Greatest Collection of Snuff Bottles

On 28 May, Bonhams Hong Kong will offer 141 Chinese snuff bottles from the celebrated Mary and George Bloch Collection . The total sale is expected to achieve in excess of HK$40 million. The habit of using ground tobacco (snuff) was introduced to Asia...

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Tags: famille rose, Qianlong, snuff bottle, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Palace workshops, Li Junting School, Tang Ying Zhiting School

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3 avril 2010

Two banded agate snuff bottles & a small dendritic agate snuff bottle @ Bonhams

A banded agate snuff bottle 瑪瑙玉帶紋鼻煙壺 Of elegant tapered cylindrical form with recessed footrim inscribed yi jin zhai 詒晉齋 "appreciation of imperial favor studio", the stone exhibiting graduated bands of white and beige rings, very well hollowed out, coral...

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Tags: 19th century, snuff bottle, banded agate, dendritic agate

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3 avril 2010

Three white jade snuff bottles @ Bonhams

A white jade snuff bottle 白玉茄形鼻煙壺 19th Century 十九世紀. photo courtesy Bonhams Fashioned in the form of a slender eggplant with overlapping leaves of dark green to the top, en suite dark green jade stopper in the shape of a crooked stem. 3in (7.6cm) high....

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Tags: 19th century, Qianlong period, white jade, snuff bottle, 1770-1850

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3 avril 2010

Two carved coral snuff bottles, 18th century & Republic Period @ Bonhams

A carved coral snuff bottle 珊瑚瓜形子孫萬代鼻煙壺 Republic Period 民國 photo courtesy Bonhams Of gourd form with small recessed shaped foot, carved in relief with leafy vines and a beetle, the tourmaline stopper carved as a branch. 2in (5.3cm) high. Sold for $7,320...

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Tags: Coral, 18th century, snuff bottle, Republic Period, carved coral

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11 mars 2010

Snuff Bottle. Ivory, with carved Daoists, elephant and foo dog, 1736–1795

Snuff Bottle. Ivory, with carved Daoists, elephant and foo dog, 1736–1795. The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario

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Tags: Ivory, 18th century, snuff bottle, Art Gallery of Ontario

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26 février 2010

World's Greatest Collection of Snuff Bottles Shows Emperor's Personal Taste @ Bonhams

A double overlay sapphire-blue and white glass 'dragon' snuff bottle. Attributed to the Imperial glassworks, Beijing, 1760-1790. 6.82 cm high. HK$220,000-350,000. Photo: Courtesy Bonhams LONDON.- Bonhams will sell 140 snuff bottles from the unique Bloch...

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Tags: Qianlong mark and period, beijing glass, snuff bottle, Beijing Palace Workshops, iron-red and underglaze-blue porcelain

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