| *** | An unusual yellow-overlay blue glass snuff bottle of upright form, well carved through the lemon-yellow overlay with Liu Hai seated on pierced rockwork holding out a cash to his three legged toad perched on a rock nearby, and with a seal below a trailing… | *** |  |
| *** | Two snuff bottles Qing dynasty, 19th century, comprising a red overlay snuff bottle with a shaped quatrefoil medallion and mask handles in relief on the snowflake suffused ground, stopper, and a porcelain snuff bottle painted in sepia and iron-red with… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of polychrome ivory snuff bottles, 19th/20th century, each of upright shouldered form, the sides carved in deep undercut relief with a continuous scene of women and children, one depicting women on a pavilion terrace watching a procession of boys… | *** |  |
| *** | A set of three jade pebble-form snuff bottles each of ovoid form with narrow mouth retaining the shape of the original pebble, carved from pale whitish stones with some opaque white mottling and russet suffusions, an incised character on the reverse of… | *** |  |
| *** | A horn bill snuff bottle, 19th/20th century carved in the form of a large carp rising from a lotus pool with a pair of cranes amongst crested waves to one side, the stopper ensuite carved in the form of a flaming pearl 8 cm high overall | *** |  |
| *** | A group of four snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty, 19th century comprising two agate bottles, using the brown markings to highlight the carving of figures fishing on one, and two birds on the other; an amethystine quartz bottle with long tailed birds on rocks… | *** |  |
| *** | two embellished snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty, comprising one of amber, the sides applied in different coloured hardstones with precious objects placed around the sides; the other of agate similarly applied in hardstones, gilt and silver, with a vase of… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of four snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty, 19th century comprising a pale jade bottle with faint russet suffusions; a white jade bottle carved as two persimmon with a bat on a leafy branch; another white jade bottle of squat form; and a realgar glass… | *** |  |
| *** | A white jade snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of flattened circular form, the sides carved with mask and ring handles, carved from a stone of even tone, stopper 5.3 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A polychrome ivory snuff bottle, 19th/20th century, of upright shouldered form, carved with maidens poling boats through a continuous lotus pool beneath overhanging willow, the base incised with an apocryphal six-character seal mark of Qianlong, stopper… | *** |  |
| *** | A jadeite snuff bottle of upright tapering form, the shoulders carved with three cash supported on two lions using the russet markings in the otherwise bright green stone, stopper 4.6 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A jade snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of plain flattened ovoid form, the pale stone of greyish green tint, stopper 7. 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of hardstone carvings, comprising fifty-two carvings including figures, animals, fish, plaques and other objects; two jade snuff bottles; and a soapstone seal, two wood stands, five tray container (57) 3 cm to 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A turquoise snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 19th century, of flattened form, carved on one side with a rustic hut and a pagoda in a landscape, the reverse with flowering plants and rockwork, flower form handles, stopper en suite, wood stand, -2, 6.5 cm high.… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of six snuff bottles, 19th/20th century, comprising a hardstone bottle carved using the reddish inclusions in the pale stone; an amber snuff bottle carved with elephants; a carnelian bottle of upright form; and another smaller, stoppers; and two… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of turquoise carvings comprising two of maidens each seated holding a fan, wood stands; and a snuff bottle in the form of a gourd, stopper en suite (5) 6.3 cm long; 5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A white jade snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 19th century of irregular pebble form carved in relief on one side with a figure in a landscape panel, the reverse with an insect among meandering leafy stems, stopper 6 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A carved agate snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 19th century, decorated in Suzhou style with Shou Lao seated beside a bat in flight on one side, the reverse with two boys in a rocky landscape, using the brown areas in the mushroom coloured stone to highlight… | *** |  |
| *** | Four snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, comprising one of cinnabar lacquer, carved with farmers in a rural landscape; two hair crystal snuff bottles, the stones suffused with black tourmaline needles; and a smoky quartz upright bottle, stoppers… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved ivory double snuff bottle, 19th/20th century, (3), each section of upright rectangular form, the sides carved with basket weave and reserved with four oval panels containing birds and flowering plants, including prunus, lily, chrysanthemum and… | *** |  |
| *** | Three hornbill snuff bottles, 19th/20th century, comprising one carved with Luohan seated beside lotus plants; another carved with panels of birds and flowers; and another painted on the interior, wood stand, stoppers en suite (4) 5. 5 cm to 6. 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A silhouette agate snuff bottle, of irregular pebble form, with figures and a horse in a landscape, a bird carrying a lingzhi stem flying overhead, using the dark brown markings in the otherwise pale stone, stopper, wood stand (2) 8.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An enamel snuff bottle, brightly enamelled on either side with a maiden seated on rockwork watching a small boy in a lakeside garden, below a ruyi -head border, the base painted in blue enamel with an apocryphal four-character seal mark of Qianlong,… | *** |  |
| *** | An inscribed coral glass snuff bottle, the eight facetted ovoid body simulating coral, incised with lines of inscriptions picked out in black, the base with an apocryphal four-character mark of Qianlong, stopper, 6.7 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Canton enamel snuff bottle, 19th/20th century of upright form, either side painted after Lang Shih-ning (Giuseppe Castiglioni 1688-1766) with a hound dog in a landscape panel, the edges with blue landscape vignettes, all reserved on the floral decorated… | *** |  |
| *** | An embellished cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, applied on either side with fruiting peach and pomegranate boughs in coloured hardstones on a carved diaper ground within key fret borders, stopper en suite 7. 3 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Three red overlay glass snuff bottles, (3) comprising one overlaid on a milk white ground with Liu Hai dancing on one side and a fisherman on the reverse, another with precious objects in relief on a bubble suffused translucent ground, and one with… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Canton enamel, snuff bottles, 20th century, (2), each of upright form, either side painted after Lang Shih-ning (Giuseppe Castiglioni 1688 - 1766) with a hound dog in a landscape panel, the edges with blue landscape vignettes, all reserved on a… | *** |  |
| *** | An octagonal porcelain snuff bottle painted on either side with a panel of insects and bamboo within blue line borders and puce scrollwork around a shou character to either edge, the base with an apocryphal four-character seal mark of Qianlong in iron-red… | *** |  |
| *** | A pink glass snuff bottle simulating rose quartz, either side decorated in relief with a pair of archaic style chilong, the shoulders with mask and ring handles, stopper 6 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A blue glass snuff bottle, 19th/20th century of flattened ovoid form, the shoulders with mask and ring handles in relief, the translucent metal of vibrant blue tone, stopper, fitted box 5.7 cm high. Provenance: Christie's, London, 12 October, 1987, lot 48 | *** |  |
| *** | A fine collection of six boxes, comprising a finely decorated silver gilt hinged snuff box, a malachite circular powder box with gilt metal mounts, an emerald green and gold enamelled silver gilt hinged box, a malachite chequered board desi | *** |  |
| *** | An unusual rock crystal figure snuff bottle in the form of a bearded official standing holding a sceptre, the stopper forming his black hat, box 7. 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Three agate snuff bottles, 19th/20th century comprising a large upright bottle carved with mask and ring handles; another carved in low relief on one side with two sages using the brown markings in the stone; and an undecorated bottle, stoppers (3) 8. 2… | *** |  |
| *** | A jade snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty 19th century of flattened ovoid form, carved with a broad diaper band tied in a bow on the reverse, stopper 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two moulded gourd snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty, comprising one decorated with crabs, lotus and chrysanthemum plants, reserved on a fine scale diaper ground with stylized floral sprays; the other with a lion and qilin on a similar ground with mask and ring… | *** |  |
| *** | Three carved ivory snuff bottles, 19th/20th century comprising a polychrome upright table bottle decorated in relief with the eight horses of Mu Wang; an ovoid bottle decorated with the eighteen Luohan among cloud scrolls; and an unusual compressed… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of five hardstone snuff bottles, 19th/20th century, comprising one of malachite carved in low relief with archaistic dragons; one of turquoise matrix; one of rose quartz; another of lapis-lazuli, stoppers en suite; and a coral snuff bottle carved… | *** |  |
| *** | An unusual ivory snuff bottle, 19th/20th century, (2), carved in the form of a canework ewer with arched loop handle and short spout, one side decorated with a panel of cranes, the reverse with a four line inscription within the basket weave surround, the… | *** |  |
| *** | An agate snuff bottle, 19th/20th century of flattened ovoid form, one side with a tethered horse below a cloud scroll, carved from the whitish markings in the otherwise caramel coloured stone with some russet suffusions, stopper 6.3 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Four hardstone snuff bottles, 19th/20th century, comprising one of agate carved in low relief with a seated monk, the reverse with a large turnip; another of banded agate and octagonal form; a Mongolian mounted agate snuff bottle; and a white jade snuff… | *** |  |
| *** | A jade landscape snuff bottle Qing Dynasty, 19th century of upright form, carved in low relief with a sage seated in a landscape of rocks, pine trees and lingzhi fungus, the reverse with a three line inscription in a similar setting, the whitish stone… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved agate snuff bottle, 19th/20th century the well hollowed upright body of semi-tranlucent pale mushroom colour with some brown suffusions, carved on one side with a tethered horse below a four character inscription using the russet and brown… | *** |  |
| *** | Two snuff bottles, comprising one of agate carved with a sage and two boys, with a bat in flight above, using the brown markings in the mushroom coloured stone; and a tortoiseshell bottle carved with basket weave, stoppers, wood stand, (5), 6 cm high; and… | *** |  |
| *** | A jadeite snuff bottle, 19th/20th century the ovoid body carved in relief with figures and a lion in a continuous landscape, the pale whitish stone with bright emerald green suffusions, stopper ensuite 6 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A red overlay glass snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the bubble suffused ground carved with sages and attendants in a rocky garden of pine, wu tong and bamboo; together with a later interior painted amber glass bottle with figures and a horse… | *** |  |
| *** | An interior painted rock crystal snuff bottle, with fish among water weeds, an inscription in black and a red seal to both sides, stopper, 5.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An interior painted glass snuff bottle, of flattened ovoid form, the semi translucent body simulating white jade, delicately painted on the interior of one side with bamboo growing beside rockwork, a signature in black and a red seal, stopper, 6.5 cm high… | *** |  |
| *** | A celadon jade snuff bottle, 19th/20th century of upright rectangular form carved in relief with a cat and birds beneath flowering prunus boughs extending from a tree in pierced relief to one side, stopper ensuite 7 cm high overall | *** |  |
| *** | A celadon jade snuff bottle, 19th/20th century of irregular pebble form, the stone of even pale green tone, stopper, fitted box 6.5 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, 17 January 1984, lot 408(b) Property from the Zeiser Collection, sold Leslie… | *** |  |
| *** | Two carved agate snuff bottles, 19th/20th century comprising one carved with a bearded sage and attendant carrying lingzhi and peach walking through a mountainous landscape; and an ovoid bottle carved with Liu Hai and his toad beside a pine tree, the… | *** |  |
| *** | A reticulated revolving ivory snuff bottle, 19th/20th century, (2), of cylindrical form, the inner section carved in relief with a continuous scene of maidens in a garden setting, enclosed within the revolving outer section with three quatrefoil openings… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved agate snuff bottle, 19th/20th century the slightly flattened ovoid body of pale mushroom colour with some dark brown markings used in the carving of a seated sage holding a fan gazing at a bat in flight, the reverse carved in low relief with a… | *** |  |
| *** | Three hardstone snuff bottles, 19th/20th century comprising an amethystine quartz bottle carved on either side with long tailed birds on rocks and flowering plants; a moss agate bottle with mask and ring handles, stoppers; and a rose quartz bottle carved… | *** |  |
| *** | Two hardstone snuff bottles, late 19th/20th century comprising one of whitish jade carved with the Hehe Erxian and a quail with corn; the other of agate carved from darker inclusions with sages in a landscape of pine and lingzhi fungus, stopppers (2) 5. 5… | *** |  |
| *** | A tortoise shell snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty of flattened upright form, one side carved in relief with tigers, the reverse with deer, in a rocky landscape of pine and willow trees beside a running stream, stopper en suite 6. 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A jade snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty 19th century of gourd form, carved with branches bearing foliage, further fruit and flowers and with a butterfly in flight, using the russet markings of the skin on one side, stopper 6. 3 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two snuff bottles, 19th/20th century comprising a realgar glass bottle of oval form; and a whitish jade bottle of flattened ovoid form, carved with overall basket weave beneath the waisted mouth, stoppers (2) 6. 3 cm and 4. 6 cm Respectively | *** |  |
| *** | Two interior painted glass snuff bottles, (2), comprising one painted with sages seated in a mountainous landscape, an inscription in black with a red seal, the other of translucent yellow glass painted with different birds amongst flowers and trees, an… | *** |  |
| *** | A silhouette agate snuff bottle, 19th/20th century the well hollowed upright body of pale mushroom tone with opaque white and faint russet suffusions, carved on one side using the speckled dark brown inclusions to reveal a horse lying down beside a tree,… | *** |  |
| *** | Two amber snuff bottles comprising one of upright form carved with chilong ; the other of ovoid form decorated with sampans on a lake and mask and ring handles, stoppers (2) 5.3 cm; 5.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Two red overlay glass snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty 19th century comprising one of upright form decorated with sages variously occupied in scholarly pursuits in a continuous landscape of pine and peach trees; the other of flattened ovoid form with scattered… | *** |  |
| *** | Two agate snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty, 19th/20th century, one of moss agate, the honey coloured stone suffused with dense moss-like green and blue-grey inclusions, mask and ring handles; the other painted on the interior, one side with deer the other with… | *** |  |
| *** | A jade 'basket-weave' snuff bottle, 19th/20th century of ovoid form, the exterior carved with basket weave below the short straight mouth, the stone of even whitish tone, stopper | *** |  |
| *** | An unusual rock crystal double snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 19th century, the pear shaped body set with double animal mask and loose ring handles, with a smaller vase on one side, the black rimmed stoppers with lion and florette knops, (4), 14 cm high… | *** |  |
| *** | Two jadeite snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, comprising an ovoid bottle with bright green suffusions; and an upright bottle, the mottled pale greenish stone with dense russet suffusions on one side (2) 4.6 cm and 5.3 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pink-ground famille-rose snuff bottle, the rounded sides springing from a small oval footrim, either side painted with a bat above lotus sprays within further stylised sprigs, all reserved on the pink enamel ground, the narrow waisted mouth with gilt… | *** |  |
| *** | A reticulated ivory snuff bottle, 19th/20th century, (2), of rectangular form, the sides carved with openwork panels of song birds among blossoming prunus, the shoulders decorated with upright stiff leaves and set with two scroll handles below the lipped… | *** |  |
| *** | A four colour overlay glass snuff bottle Qing Dynasty, 19th century the ovoid clear glass body overlaid in blue, green, dark and light red with figures, a bat, lingzhi fungus and a four-character seal mark of Qianlong, stopper 6.1 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A lavender jadeite snuff bottle of slender ovoid form, the shoulders carved with two mask handles, the pale icy stone with dense lavender suffusions, stopper 6.2 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An embelllished agate snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, applied on either side in tortoiseshell with two horses beneath a pine tree, and a tethered horse on the reverse, stopper en suite 7. 4 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle, 19th century, of slender ovoid form, carved with elephant head handles, amethyst quartz stopper | *** |  |
| *** | An Ivory Snuff Bottle, 19th century, one side carved with a maiden offering a tray of fruits to two others in a pavilion garden, the reverse with one figure seated before a pagoda and conversing with a maiden carrying a basket on a rod over her shoulder,… | *** |  |
| *** | Two snuff bottles, 19th/20th century comprising one of cinnabar lacquer carved with panels of horses, the base with apocryphal Qianlong mark; the other of opal in the form of a peach with bats and further fruiting branches in relief, fitted wood stand,… | *** |  |
| *** | A rock crystal snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty 19th century of upright form carved in relief on one side with a sage beneath a pine tree growing from rocky cliffs and the reverse with a boy attendant and crane, stopper 6. 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A red overlay glass snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty decorated with two figures, a deer and monkeys beside pine and bamboo; together with an agate snuff bottle carved on either side with a Buddhist lion, stoppers (2) 5. 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A smoky quartz snuff bottle in the form of a recumbent horse, its head turned to the side looking towards a monkey crouched on its back, the removable tail forming the stopper, 6.5 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Two snuff bottles comprising a translucent yellowish glass bottle decorated with a pair of chilong confronted on a shou medallion in relief on either side, the base incised with a four-character Qianlong mark; and an agate bottle, the well hollowed… | *** |  |
| *** | A celadon jade snuff bottle of flattened rounded form, one side carved in relief with a crane beside arching bamboo, the reverse with an inscription and two seals, the stone of pale even tone, stopper 5.2 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Two interior painted snuff bottles, 19th/20th century, comprising one painted in colours with warriors on horseback, signed Ye Zhongsan; and another painted with a continuous mountain landscape with lakeside pavilions and a sampan, signed, stoppers (2) 6… | *** |  |
| *** | Five porcelain snuff bottles, comprising three table snuff bottles decorated in underglaze blue and copper red; a similar smaller snuff bottle; and a polychrome porcelain bottle, stoppers (5) 11 cm to 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A glass snuff bottle of flattened ovoid form, either side with a chilong and young in relief on an incised ground of waves, the metal of translucent pale amber tone, stopper 6.6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two ruby glass snuff bottles, comprising one of hexagonal form, either side decorated with a flower head; the other of globular form with overlapping petals in relief, stoppers, (4), 5.5 cm; and 5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A moulded porcelain snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, the ovoid body with a dragon pursuing a 'flaming pearl', the reverse with a phoenix in flight, on the reticulated ground scattered with clouds and flames, all picked out in iron-red and 'famille-rose'… | *** |  |
| *** | Two agate snuff bottles, 20th century each carved in relief using the darker inclusions in the stone, with sages and attendants in rocky landscapes among pine and lingzhi fungus, stoppers (2) 5. 7 cm and 6. 2 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A carved agate snuff bottle, 19th/20th century, the well hollowed body carved with a sage and a bat hovering overhead, using the dark brown inclusions in the otherwise pale mushroom coloured stone, stopper en suite, 5.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A hardstone snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, the honey coloured stone carved with blossoming prunus and peonies, stopper 6.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An agate snuff bottle, carved with a sage and attendant near a walled gateway with a pine tree and 'lingzhi' beside rocky cliffs, using the dark markings in the pale mushroom coloured stone, stopper, (2), 6 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A rock crystal snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, carved in low relief with a sage seated beneath a pine tree, stopper; together with another of peach form with fruiting branches and lingzhi fungus extending over the sides in high relief, stopper… | *** |  |
| *** | A jade snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of plain ovoid form carved from a greyish stone with overall brown veining, stopper 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Three porcelain snuff bottles, 19th/20th century, one of cylindrical form decorated in underglaze-blue and copper red with figures; another with a figure on horseback, apocryphal Yongzheng mark; a blue and white hexagonal bottle; together with a malachite… | *** |  |
| *** | A jadeite snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, a jadeite snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty carved from a pale green stone with darker green and russet suffusions, stopper 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of snuff bottles, 20th century, comprising a yellow ground enamel bottle with bronzed stopper, an agate coloured glass bottle with turquoise stopper, a spotted agate snuff bottle depicting figures with bats in a landscape with an agate… | *** |  |
| *** | A rock crystal 'peach' snuff bottle Qing Dynasty, 19th century the peach form body carved in relief on the exterior with two bats in flight beside further fruits growing from a branch around the shoulders, and with lingzhi extending onto the reverse,… | *** |  |
| *** | A snuff bottle display cabinet, 20th century, the shaped rectangular frame carved with scrolls and beaded edge, enclosing a single glazed door opening to reveal a series of stepped shelves on the interior, 85 cm high, 50 cm wide, 9 cm deep. Provenance:… | *** |  |
| *** | An unusual ivory snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, of plain compressed circular form, either side with a raised central medallion, stopper en suite 7. 8 cm | *** |  |