Lot 1020 is
an fortification agate snuff bottle, one of three in the lot, circa
1770-1900, 2 1/4 inches high
The most abstract snuff
bottle in the auction, and one of the most beautiful, is a
fortificaiton agatge snuff bottle, one of three in Lot 1020, circa
1770-1900. It is 2 1/4 inches high. The lot has an
estimate of $3,000 to $4,000. It
sold for $10,000.
Lot 1075. a
carved red overlay yellow glass snuff bottle, probably Imperial
Glassworks Beijing, 1760-1840, 2 1/2 inches high
Lot
1075 is a fine carved red overlay yellow glass snuff bottle, probably
Imperial Glassworks Beijing, 1760-1840. It is 2 1/2 inches
high and the ruby-red band has a band of five bats (wufu) in flight.
The bats represent the Five Blessings: longevity, wealth, health,
loveof virtue and a peaceful death. The yellow ground tone
suggests an imperial producion. The lot was once in the
collection of HughMoss. It has a modest estimate of $4,000 to
$5,000. It
sold for $8,125.
Along with a
snuff bottled made of two Tibetan coins and another fashioned from a
hollowed walnut shell, Lot 1071 has a medicine bottle formed by four
rectangular hinged silver bottles, 3 3/16 inch across
Lot
1071 consists of two snuff bottles and a medicine bottle formed by four
rectangular hinged silver bottles, 3 3/16 inches across. The
four bottles are decorated in bright enamel with scenes of prunus
blossoms, lotus, bamboo and chrysanthemums and the name of the
medicine on the frevers. The lot has a modest estimate of
$1,500 to $2,500. It
sold for $7,500.
Lot
1097, Sandwiched pink glass "lotus" snuff bottle, probably Imperial
Glassworks Beijing, 1740-1800, 2 3/4 inches high
The
catalogue states that Lot 1097 was Hildegard Schonfeld's favorite.
It is a sandwiched pink glass "lotus" snuff bottle, probably
from the Imperial Glassworks in Beijing, 1740-1800. It is 2
3/4 inches high. The lot has an estimate of $15,000 to
$18,000. It
sold for $32,500.
Lot 1107, Very rare carved green
and pink tourmaline snuff bottle, Imperial, Palace workshops,
1760-1799, 2 inches high
Lot
1107 is a green and pink tourmaline snuff bottle, Imperial, Palace
workshops, 1760-1799. It is 2 inches high. It has
an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000. It
sold for $171,500.
Lot 1060, a
carved amethyst melon-form snuff bottle, probably Imperial,1760-1850, 2
inches high
Lot
1060 is a lovely amethyst snuff bottle, circa 1760-1850. It
is 2 inches high and was once in the Martin Schoen collection.
It is carved with two butterflies and the gourd symbolizes
fertility. It has an estimate of $2,000 to $3,000. It sold for $15,000.
Lot
1061, A famille rose and iron-red decorated quadrilobed snuff
bottle, Imperial, Jingzhen kilns,Jiaqing seal mark and of the period
1796-1820, 2 1/4 inches high
Lot 1061 is a very nice
famille rose quadrilobed snuff bottle, Imperial, Jingzhen kilns,
Jiaqing seal mark and of the period 1796-1820. It is 2 1/4
inches high. The lot has an estimate of $10,000 to $12,000. It sold for $27,500.
Lot 1100, a
gold splashed green glass snuff bottle, probably Imperial Glassworks
Beijing, 1740-1800, 2 1/4 inches high
Lot
1100 is a nice gold splashed green glass snuff bottle, probably
Imperial Glassworks, Beijing, 1740-1800. It is 2 1/4 inches
high and was once in the Kaynes-Klitz Collection. It has an
estimate of $3,500 to $4,500. It
sold for $8,750.
Two views of
Lot 1088, a rare, inside-painted rock crystal snuff bottle, Ma
Shaoxuan, Beijing, probably1905, 2 9/16 inches high
Lot
1088 is an inside-painted rock crystal snuff bottled by Ma Shaoxuan
(1867-1939), Beijing. It was probably painted in 1905 and is
2 9/16 inches high. The artist was a member of the Beijing School of
Snuff Bottle Painting that was founded by Zhou Leyuan and included Ding
Erzhong,Ye Zhonsan and Zi Yizi. The lot has an estimate of
$20,000 to $30,000. It
sold for $40,000.
Lot 1014, a
famille rose porcelain snuff bottle, Imperial, Jingzhen Kilns, Daoguang
Period (1821-1850), 2 3/8 inches high
Lot
1014 is a nice famile rose porcelain snuff bottle, Imperial, Jingzhen
Kilns, Daoguang Period (1821-1850). It is 2 3/8 inches high.
It depicts on one side a kayydid, whih became a very poiular
subject on snuff bottles as an emblem of courage. It has an
estimate of $8,000 to $10,000. It
sold for $22,500.
Lot 1093,
center, an unusual soft-paste porcelain snuff bottle depicting a
reclining Buddhist lion wth a beribboned ball in his mouth, 2 13/16
inches long
Lot
1093 is a charming soft-paste porcelain snuff bottle, probably Imperial,
Jingdezhen kilns, 1790-1810, 2 13/16 inches long. It is in
the form of a reclining Buddhist lion with a beribboned ball in his
mouth. It has an estimate of $3,000 to $5,000. It sold for $4,000.
