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Auction House:
Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Snuff Bottles
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A relief carved ivory snuff bottle, 19th century, depicting palace scenes in the Cantonese manner. 9.5 cm high ***
*** An inside painted glass snuff bottle with hardstone stopper 19th / 20th century, / signed hand painted with a scene of Buddhist deities to front and scholars to verso signed to inside possibly Ye Zhongsan. 8.5 cm high. Note: For a similar example please… ***
*** A Chinese white jade Twin-Eggplant pendant, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 18th/19th century, carved from fine white jade of even hue in the form of two eggplants with stem and foliage, finely polished. 5.75 cm high, 3.5 cm wide. Provenance: property from the… ***
*** A group of three stained ivory Fu Lu Shou figurative snuff bottles, 18ct gold lids, each depicting good fortune, prosperity, longevity. The tallest 7 cm high ***
*** A porcelain one hundred Shou characters snuff bottle the characters and further motifs painted in iron red, with Qianlong seal to base. 7 cm high ***
*** A Chinese white jade Cicada-Form snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), very finely carved from greenish-tinged white jade of even hue fully in the round as a cicada, with good surface details, together with a later orange-coloured stopper. 3 cm high, 7… ***
*** A carved jadeite snuff bottle with coral stopper, low relief carving of swirling bats the bottle. 5 cm high ***
*** A russet skinned jade pebble snuff bottle with coral stopper, naturally formed. 8.5 cm high ***
*** A relief carved hornbill snuff bottle, 19th century, relief carved and pierced scene with dragon. 6.5 cm high ***
*** A Chinese filigree mounted jade snuff bottle 20th century, of typical form, the 14 carat gold plated filigree case inset with semi precious stones surrounding by a central double happiness symbol, with a coloured glass stopper and a bone spoon, 7 cm high,… ***
*** A carved cinnabar snuff bottle 19th century, carved in the Cantonese manner with figurative cartouches amongst floral reserves. 9 cm high ***
*** A Chinese agate snuff bottle, ovoid form with carved mask ring handles, rose quartz and jadeite stopper. 19th century. Provenance: Sotheby's Melbourne 2003 ***
*** A Chinese carved white glass snuff bottle; Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 18th/19th century; the front and back finely carved with mallow flowers, the sides with lion mask handles. Together with a pink coral and white jade stopper. The snuff bottle 5.5 cm high… ***
*** A relief carved and painted snuff bottle 19th century, depicting continuous scenes of women at work polychrome decoration. 10 cm high ***
*** Two Chinese jade snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), one snuff bottle carved of pale brownish-white jade with two qilong in high relief to either shoulder, sweeping down the sides, with a pink coral qilong stopper. The other carved from a green jade… ***
*** A group of Chinese copper-red and Underglaze-blue-decorated snuff bottles 19th/20th century three porcelain snuff bottles, each decorated in copper-red and underglaze-blue, two with figures in landscapes and one with dragons amidst waves. Each with a… ***
*** Four Chinese glass and stone snuff bottles 19th / 20th century includes a white with pink overlay glass bottle, a clear with red overlay glass bottle, a clear glass bottle and a carved soapstone bottle, loose stoppers to three bottles, the tallest… ***
*** A jet snuff bottle with goldstone stopper 18th / 19th century, hand painted in enamel with dragon motif signed to base Yang he Tang, Qianlong period. 6.5 cm high ***
*** A large ivory snuff bottle with enamel decoration 19th century, hand painted in brown enamel with a finely detailed figurative landscape scene to a solid reserve Qinalong seal to base. 11.5 cm high ***
*** Four Chinese carved jade snuff bottles Qing Dynasty and later two of rectangular shape one with dice motifs the other with Chinese characters the other two of bottle form one with bats the other with a bow the highest 8 cm. ***
*** A Chinese moss agate snuff bottle, flattened ovoid form of green, beige and brown colour. Moss agate stopper. 19th century. Provenance: Sotheby's Melbourne 2003 ***
*** Two carved hornbill snuff bottles, 20th century, one depicting a cicada the other a peanut, the cicada 6 cm high ***
*** Two Chinese amber snuff bottles, one of a pod shape with pale green jade stopper, the other with stylised floral carved decoration. Chinese 19th century. ***
*** A boxed set of ten Chinese stone snuff bottles 19th/20th century, comprising ten ovoid bottles cut from various coloured stones, quartz and agate with contrast coloured stoppers, four of the set decorated with carved scenes to the exterior, complete with… ***
*** Two Chinese porcelain snuff bottles, 19th century, each ovoid in form resting on an oval base, moulded around the sides in high relief, the design in famille rose enamels, depicting continuous immortals scene, each 8 cm high ***
*** A pair of carved and reticulated ivory crab shaped snuff bottles / 20th century, stained and with inked details, 6 cm depth each ***
*** A famille noir porcelain figurative snuff bottle with coral stopper, styled as a sage carrying a load upon his back 8.5 cm high ***
*** Two carved rock crystal snuff bottles 19th century, one carved with figures and aventurine quartz stopper the other carved with fish and cherry amber stopper small chips to each the figurative bottle 6.5 cm high ***
*** A finely carved Japanese ivory snuff bottle for export, late 19th/early 20th century, the ovoid-form, finely carved in deep undercut relief and visible traces of tinted polychrome, the neck with neatly striated petal lappets, and a scrolling… ***
*** A famille rose porcelain snuff bottle with glass stopper 19th century, figurative cartouches to front and verso Qianlong seal to base 8 cm high ***
*** A Chinese agate snuff bottle, plain ovoid shape with jade stopper. 19th century. Provenance: Sotheby's Melbourne 2003 ***
*** A carved and painted ivory snuff bottle, carved with low relief chilong to each side, painted with landscape and calligraphy vignettes 9.5 cm high ***
*** A yellow glass elephant shaped snuff bottle carved in low relief 6 cm high ***
*** A jade snuff bottle celadon jade, square tower form with circular neck and stopper, decorated with ink painting of goldfish and poem, 8 cm high ***
*** A Chinese coral snuff bottle, cylindrical shape, carved with three children on branches, carved stopper. Early 20th century. Provenance: Sotheby's Melbourne 2003 ***
*** A carved hair crystal snuff bottle with onyx stopper carved in low relief with bats and deer amongst a the branches of a peach tree 7 cm high ***
*** Three Chinese snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), circa 19th century, comprising a hardstone embellished silver bottle, a brown and white jade bottle with coral stopper and a famille rose bottle with coral stopper. The tallest 7.5 cm high, 5.2 cm… ***
*** A large inside painted glass snuff bottle with bronze Fo dog finial / 19th / 20th century, / signed hand painted a Buddhist figurative scene to front and further imagery and calligraphy verso signed to front inside 12 cm high ***
*** Three Chinese jade carvings Qing Dynasty 1644- 1912 carved as a seal and two snuff bottles one of the bottles of white jade the highest 6.5 cm. ***
*** Two carved ivory figural snuff bottles, one depicting God of wealth riding an upturned toad together with corn cob and rat the God of wealth 6.5 cm high ***
*** Three Chinese banded agate snuff bottles, 19th century, two snuff bottles of rounded rectangular form, together with one smaller of flattened pouch form, each with alternating bands of white and brown coloured agate. Each with a hardstone stopper,… ***
*** A Chinese agate snuff bottle, flattened ovoid shape carved with a deer and two bats beneath a pine tree, glass stopper. 19th century. Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 2003 ***
*** A ceramic Chinese copper-red and underglaze-blue snuff bottle 18th/19th century, decorated with a figure within a mountainous landscape with a bridge and pavillion. Later aventurine stopper, 8.3 cm high. ***
*** A Chinese Copper-Red and underglaze-blue snuff bottle 18th century finely decorated with figures and pavillions within a garden landscape, with a lattice and keyfret border surrounding the mouthrim. Later aventurine stopper, 8.1 cm high. ***
*** Two Chinese Copper-Red and underglaze-blue-Decorated snuff bottles 19th century one very finely decorated with different species of fish swimming within a pond with water-weeds, the other decorated with goldfish swimming in a pond. Modern aventurine… ***
*** A rock crystal snuff bottle 18th/19th century, the well hollowed bottle of long, gently tapered form, with a coral and natural pearl stopper, 7.1 cm high. ***
*** A clear glass snuff bottle with Famile rose decoration and rose quartz stopper hand painted with flowering plum blossoms 7.5 cm high ***
*** A glass snuff bottle with artist signature, the crystal glass interior painted with floral decoration and portrait of China's last Emperor, 8.5 cm high ***
*** An inside painted glass snuff bottle with hardstone stopper, 19th / 20th century / signed hand painted with a scene of Buddhist deities to front and scholars to verso, signed to inside possibly Ye Zhongsan 8.5 cm high. Note: For a similar example please… ***
*** Seven Chinese jade snuff bottles Qing Dynasty and later of bottle form two with carved lion mask and loop handles various colours and shades 7 cm highest. ***
*** A Chinese snuff bottle 20th century, the finely carved stone showing iridescent greens and purples throughout, depicting a four claw dragon chasing a flaming pearl to one side the other a sitting phoenix under scrolling clouds. Height 6 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved amethyst Peach-Form snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, carved in the form a fat peach in the round with foliage, with a coral stopper. 7 cm high, 5 cm wide. Provenance: property from the collection formed by Jan Bayer ***
*** An enamel on metal snuff bottle with agate stopper 19th century, painted with dragon motif amongst clouds four character Qianlong mark to base 8 cm high ***
*** A Chinese black-overlay bubble-suffused glass snuff bottle, 18th/19th century, a black-overlay snuff bottle finely carved to depict a pine tree springing out of rocks with lingzhi fungus, with a clear amber red glass stopper, possibly original. Together… ***
*** A malachite snuff bottle, plain design with carved mask and ring handles with a coral stopper. Late Ching period. ***
*** A Chinese horn snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, of ovoid form, the golden coloured horn relief carved to either side with animal mask handles holding a basket of flowers in its mouth, the base with a foliate design carved within the… ***
*** A Chinese enamel twin fish snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), circa late 19th century, the snuff bottle with a cast design to the metal body of two joined fish, the whole flooded in pink, orange and green enamels. With a later hardstone stopper., 7… ***
*** Two Chinese Matrix turquoise snuff bottles, one oval on a shallow foot rim. Rose quartz stopper. The other oval with carved decoration of lotus flowers and leaves. Circa 19th century. ***
*** An agate snuff bottle with carnelian stopper and emerald finial low relief carving to front depicting mythical beasts verso calligraphy incised and rubbed with gold Qianlong seal incised and rubbed with gold to base together with a carved amber snuff… ***
*** Two Chinese copper-red and underglaze-blue snuff bottles, 18th/19th century, the taller snuff bottle depicting a writhing dragon in copper-red chasing a flaming pearl against a background of scrolling peonies, with a later malachite stopper. The smaller… ***
*** A carved ivory and coral finial snuff bottle, carved as a double gourd with basket weave pattern overlaid with bats 7 cm high ***
*** A two colour glass overlay snuff bottle with turquoise stopper overlaid in ruby red and Imperial yellow on a milky white ground continuing vine leaves 6.5 cm high ***
*** A group of three Chinese agate snuff bottles, 19th/20th century, all three of rounded form, well hollowed, together with hardstone stoppers, an Australian collection of Chinese works of Art, the largest 7.4 cm high ***
*** A carved jadeite snuff bottle with coral stopper and freshwater pearl finial, relief carved as a small school of fish together with a jade hand shaped snuff bottle with coral and tortoiseshell stopper the fish 8 cm long (2) ***
*** Three blue and white porcelain snuff bottles 19th century, and later the largest with further iron red decoration and six character Yongzheng mark to base together with two further bottles one with iron red decoration the largest 10 cm high ***
*** A hair crystal snuff bottle with cherry amber stopper 8.5 cm high ***
*** Three agate snuff bottles 19th century, one carved with a boy and a frog, carnelian stopper, another carved with three monkeys, jadeite stopper, and a snuff bottle carved with a cat amongst peony and a deer and a bat, glass stopper ***
*** A Chinese carved rock crystal snuff bottle; Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century; of flattened ovoid form, the front carved utilising a pale green coloured 'Skin' with a squirrel in a grape vine, the reverse carved in low relief with a pine tree.… ***
*** A Chinese hardstone snuff bottle, plain bottle shape with stopper. 19th century. ***
*** A Chinese jade snuff bottle together with a hardstone seal 20th century, the snuff bottle of melon form, with an amethyst stopper., the hardstone seal with an archaistic dragon knob, the snuff bottle 5.2 cm high. ***
*** A Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottle; Republic period (1912-1949); decorated to one side with precious objects and a three character inscription, and to the other with a rooster within a garden, the stopper of green hardstone. The bottle (without… ***
*** A Chinese relief carved erotic snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 18th/19th century, elaborately carved in high relief with a continuous scene of figures engaging in dalliances within a bed chamber, finished with famille rose enamels and gilding, 5.7… ***
*** A large Chinese Copper-Red and underglaze-blue-Decorated snuff bottle, 19th century, decorated with two five-clawed dragons in copper-red chasing a pearl amongst clouds and above underglaze-blue waves, an Australian collection of Chinese works of Art, 10… ***
*** A Chinese Beijing glass red overlay snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, decorated with a dragon and other animals in red overlay over a bubble suffused clear glass base. Provenance: the de Voogd collection, 6.5 cm high, 5 cm wide.… ***
*** Three Chinese snuff bottles 19th/20th century, comprising a cinnabar lacquer bottle carved with scholars, carnelian stopper. Height 8 cm; a knotted wood bottle, carved with lion mask-ring handles, and a Buddhistic lion finial, 8 cm ***
*** Two Chinese snuff bottles 19th/20th century, the larger snuff bottle of rounded rectangular form, carved from dark wood or natural resin, with a celadon jade stopper, the other of dark amber or black coral, carved as a naturalistic branch with two peaches… ***
*** Two carved hair crystal snuff bottles one carved in low relief with a deer motif with amethyst stopper together with an unusual carved specimen with agate stopper the carved specimen 9 cm high ***
*** A green overlay on yellow glass snuff bottle with Hawkseye stopper overlaid with continuous fruiting vines 6 cm high ***
*** Two carved agate snuff bottles one with Aventurine quartz stopper carved in low relief a snail on lotus leaf together with one carved in low relief with a bat and an auspicious symbol carved snail 6 cm high ***
*** A Chinese carved jade Qilin snuff box 19th / 20th century with small stopper inset to back, 12.5 cm length ***
*** Two Peking glass snuff bottles with chalcedony Stoppers 19th century, one milk glass signed to base the other ruby glass together with a red overlay glass bottle missing stopper ruby glass 7 cm high (3) ***
*** Four glass snuff bottles two hand painted on milk glass in the Ku Yueh Hsuan manner together with two inside painted on glass the tallest 6.5 cm high ***
*** A collection of snuff bottle related books includes: the collector's book of snuff bottles / Stevens, Bob C. / Weatherhill / New York 1994, one Thousand snuff bottles / Chun-tong, Yeung / the University Museum & Art gallery the University of Hong Kong… ***
*** A Chinese agate snuff bottle, with red coral stopper, 6 cm high ***
*** A Chinese 'Puddingstone' snuff bottle 18th/19th century, the bottle carved in cylindrical form with a waisted neck, the stone of dark red and purple-grey tones, with a modern malachite stopper, 7.4 cm high. ***
*** Two Chinese snuff bottles, comprising a crystal bottle with needle inclusions, 7 cm high; and a white quartz snuff bottle with relief carved decoration, rose quartz stopper, 7.5 cm high ***
*** A pierced porcelain snuff bottle together with a porcelain snuff bottle in the form of a Buddhist lion the buddhist lion with missing stooper, the pierced snuff bottle 8 cm high ***
*** Three snuff bottles of varying materials, includes overlayed glass, cinnabar style and mother of pearl inlay, the tallest 8 cm high ***
*** A Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottle, one side decorated with a spaniel and another dog, the other with a St Bernard and another dog, signed, height 7.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved Beijing glass snuff bottle 20th century, of red clear glass, carved naturalistically as a carp, together with a hardstone and coral stopper, 7.4 cm long. ***
*** Two Chinese Beijing glass snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) and 20th century, both snuff bottles of red overlay on clear glass, one decorated with a phoenix and guardian lion, the other with inside painting of landscapes. The taller 7.5 cm high, 3.5… ***
*** Two Chinese snuff bottles, one rose quartz, carved with birds, flowers and leaves in relief, the other cinnabar lacquer decorated with figures in a landscae. ***
*** A Chinese Langyao glazed snuff bottle 19th century, decorated in a copper red glaze, 7.9 cm high, 4 cm wide ***
*** A white jade snuff bottle early 20th century, of classic form, carved with two lion mask handles, with a hard stone stopper. 5.7 cm high, 4.5 cm wide, 2.5 cm deep ***
*** A figurative ivory snuff bottle of twin Gods Mirth and Harmony, carved and painted with polychrome and metallic enamels Qianlong seal to base 8 cm high ***
*** An opal carved snuff bottle and a carved coral branch snuff bottle, the opal carved with chilong motif, crazing to opal the coral styled as a bird the coral 9 cm length (2) ***