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Snuff Bottles — Oriental - Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

$2,628 (NZ$2,856)
A rare finely carved Chinese coral snuff bottle. Carved with a…
$2,536 (NZ$2,875)
Chinese ceramic snuff bottle with cricket painting. Daoguang…
$1,526 (NZ$1,638)
Antique fine hair crystal snuff bottle
$1,420 (NZ$1,610)
Chinese famille rose snuff bottle, with figure pattern. Four…
Auction House:
Dunbar Sloane Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:59
Lots with images:59
Prices available:59
Category:
Snuff Bottles
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A rare finely carved Chinese coral snuff bottle. Carved with a warrior on horseback. Matching coral stopper. 6.5 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr A.G.C Williamson. Purchased from moon gate Asian Antiques and Art on Orchard Road Singapore in the early 1970s ***
*** Chinese ceramic snuff bottle with cricket painting. Daoguang mark to base and probably. Of the period. Height 7 cm ***
*** Antique fine hair crystal snuff bottle ***
*** Chinese famille rose snuff bottle, with figure pattern. Four character mark. Height 6 cm ***
*** A superb white jade snuff bottle. With raised carving of a dragon in yellow. The sides with low relief carved masks. The reverse of the bottle with an engraved Fung Hung character mark. Matching white jade stopper. 7 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr A.G.C… ***
*** Old Chinese snuff bottle with monkey and grape decoration. With wooden stand. Height 8 cm ***
*** Antique carved amethyst snuff bottle with root amber bottle (slight faults) ***
*** Antique white jade monkey carved snuff bottle ***
*** Chinese blue and white snuff bottle, with children figure pattern and Yongzheng mark to base. No lid. Height 7 cm ***
*** Antique agate snuff bottle with glass aubergine shaped bottle (slight faults) ***
*** A small mutton fat jade snuff bottle of rectangular shape. Age uncertain. No stopper. Height 3 cm ***
*** Signed carved ivory snuff bottle continuously carved with immortals, 11 cm height ***
*** Signed stained ivory snuff bottle deeply carved with figured continuous garden scene, 9 cm height ***
*** A finely carved Chinese red cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle. Each side carved with a lady in an outdoor garden setting. Matching stoper. 7 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr A.G.C Williamson. Purchased from moon gate Asian Antiques. And Art on Orchard Road… ***
*** Glass children At Play interior painted snuff bottle ***
*** A nephrite jade snuff bottle made from a river pebble. Later top. Well hollowed, probably 19th century length 65 cm ***
*** Two Chinese snuff bottles. One peking glass, the other a hard stone. No stoppers. Heights 5 cm; 3.1 cm ***
*** Two snuff bottles deeply carved agates, coral & cornelian covers ***
*** A rare Chinese shark skin snuff bottle. 6 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr A.G.C Williamson. Purchased from moon gate Asian Antiques and Art on Orchard Road Singapore in the early 1970s ***
*** Rare Chinese jadeite mounted archer's ring snuff bottle, beautifully modelled in white metal as a Chinese pagoda, the base of which is a jadeite archer's ring. Snuff spoon in the roof top. No marks and metal not tested, but almost undoubtedly silver,… ***
*** Large carved ivory snuff bottle, carved with continuous village scene, 13.5 cm height ***
*** A finely carved Chinese red cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle. One side carved with Confucian sages in an outdoor setting, the other side with a Confucian sage and a lady in an outdoor setting. Matching stoper. 8 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr A.G.C… ***
*** Antique porcelain snuff bottle painted with figures and children in western dress (fault) ***
*** Antique porcelain snuff bottle high relief figured with mothers and children (rim chip) ***
*** A Chinese hard stone snuff bottle. Possibly jade, modelled as a vase. Well hollowed. Possibly 19th century Replacement stopper. Length 7 cm ***
*** Three Chinese porcelain vases. One decorated with spotted blue design under turquoise glaze. One ox blood glaze vase and ox blood glaze snuff bottle. Height 14 cm, 8 cm and 7 cm ***
*** A fine Chinese 19th century agate snuff bottle. With low relief floral carving in brown agate - carved from the rind of the stone. Complete with large coral stopper. Note Facture to interior of the bottle. Provenance: Collection of Mr A.G.C Williamson.… ***
*** Chinese blue and white porcelain snuff bottle. Hand painted with pagoda houses in a landscape. Green jade stopper. Provenance: Collection of Mr A.G.C Williamson. Purchased from moon gate Asian Antiques and Art on Orchard Road Singapore in the early 1970s ***
*** Chinese jadeite snuff bottle. Carved from bright emerald and white coloured jade. No lid. Height 5 cm ***
*** Large signed ivory snuff bottle carved with pond and waterfowl ***
*** Three Chinese ivory snuff bottles ***
*** A Chinese agate snuff bottle, with 'Blood' inclusions shoulder lugs. Possibly 19th century length 5.5 cm ***
*** Chinese red cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle. With floral bird pattern. Height 6 cm ***
*** Old Chinese jade snuff bottle with floral designs. No lid. Height 5 cm ***
*** Ivory snuff bottle flattened sides carved with maple tree and cranes ***
*** Two interior painted snuff bottles showing portraits, calligraphy and botanicals ***
*** Two interior painted glass snuff bottles exotic animals on entire gilt ground ***
*** Two interior painted glass snuff bottles fruits and exotic birds ***
*** Large interior painted snuff bottle scenes of beautiful woman ***
*** Glass goddess interior painted snuff bottle ***
*** Three bone snuff bottles scrimshawed with erotic panels ***
*** Unusual ivory snuff bottle with Twisting lid and two compartments. Height 6 cm ***
*** Pair of snuff bottles, signed. Height 10 cm ***
*** A Chinese hard stone snuff bottle. Possibly agate, modelled with a split tailed kylin. Well hollowed. Possibly 19th century Replacement stopper. Length 8 cm ***
*** A Chinese Canton enamel lidded ink box. Possibly for snuff, decorated in blue enamels with a lady in a forest. Four-character Qianlong mark but probably later. Diameter 5.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese green jade censor & cover and two snuff bottles the censor with a lion dog finial and captured ring handles ***
*** A Chinese jade snuff bottle decorated with fish and lillies. Height 4 cm ***
*** Chinese white with red flower Peking overlay glass snuff bottle. Height 7 cm ***
*** Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, decorated in underglaze blue and underglaze red with figures. The underside bearing a Tongzhi (1861-1875) reign mark. Minor signs of use. Height 10 cm ***
*** White & green agate snuff bottle finely formed as a drum ***
*** Three Chinese porcelain vases, one decorated with spotted blue design under turquoise glaze. One ox blood glaze vase and ox blood glaze snuff bottle. Height 14 cm, 8 cm and 7 cm ***
*** A Chinese pudding stone ribbed snuff bottle, together with a Peking glass brush washer decorated with dragons in relief and an agate pendant with carved salamander ***
*** Similar snuff bottle as above, faults ***
*** Chinese blue Peking glass snuff bottle, with dragon design shoulders. Height 6 cm ***
*** A Chinse green hard stone snuff bottle with serpentine top. Well hollowed possibly 19th century height 5 cm ***
*** A miniature brown jade snuff bottle, decorated with a miniature calligraphic inscription. Width 3 cm ***
*** Jade rice bowl, wine cup & two duck figures, with glass interior painted snuff bottle ***
*** A beautifully internally painted Peking glass snuff bottle, decorated with shrimps and an untranslated sealed inscription in the manner of Qi Baishi. Comes with box. Good condition. Height 8.7 cm ***
*** Three Chinese snuff bottles, one yellow Peking glass decorated with children, one orange Peking glass with black deer in relief and one black glass snuff bottle ***