SICAN LAMBAYEQUE SILVER VOTIVE PLAQUEFLORA & FAUNAPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A stunning sheet plaque formed from hammered high-grade (98%) silver of a rectangular...
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[SNUFF BOTTLES]
A Group of Auctionsand Dealers' Catalogue on Snuff Bottles
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— SYDNEY L. MOSS LTD. An Exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles. London, 1965.
— SYDNEY L. MOSS LTD. An Exhibition...
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A Chinese Jet Snuff Bottle
1780-1880
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of baluster form with sloping shoulders, gilt metal stopper.
Overall height 3 in., 7.6 cm.
Property from the Estate of Alexander Brody, Honolulu, Hawaii. ????????Alexander...
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A Chinese Hair-Crystal Snuff Bottle19th Century
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of compressed rounded rectangular form, the body densely dispersed with black rutile, black lacquered and gilt metal stopper.
Overall height 3 in.,...
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A Chinese Aquamarine Glass Faceted SnuffBottle
1780-1850
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of ovoid form, with six concave faceted panels bordered by straight sides tapering to the shoulders; the interior left slightly frosted,...
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Four Chinese Glass Snuff Bottles
19th-20thCentury
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comprising a blue baluster-form example, a pink rounded rectangular-form example with a green hardstone stopper, and two inside-painted 'horse' examples...
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A Chinese Ruby-Red Glass Snuff FacetedSnuff Bottle
19th Century
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of elongated octagonal faceted form with rounded shoulders, the base with a wheel-cut Shunzhi four-character mark, green jadeite stopper....
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Two Chinese Snuff Bottles
Late 18th-19thCentury
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the first an agate example of compressed pouch form, the semi-translucent stone with light russet inclusions, red coral stopper; the second an amber-tone...
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A Chinese Amber Snuff Bottle
19th Century
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of baluster form, the amber is of a dark orange-russet tone with a crackled surface, carved in low relief with a flying bat bearing a peach, yellow glass stopper....
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Two Chinese Monochrome Glazed PorcelainSnuff Bottles
19th Century
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the first a teadust glazed example in the shape of a miniature meiping vase, the second coral red glazed example of flattened,...
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A Chinese Carnelian Agate Slender Gourd-FormSnuff Bottle
1750-1820
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with an everted lip and slightly concave foot, the lower half of one side with an incised three-character studio mark,...
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Two Chinese Anhua White Glazed SnuffBottles
Larger bottle: imperial, Jingdezhen kilns, 19th Century
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the larger bottle of cylindrical form, incised and molded on the biscuit...
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Three Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottles
19thCentury
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comprising a yellow-glazed corn-shaped example, gilt metal stopper; a copper red and underglaze blue rouleau-form 'fu lions' example, green hardstone...
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Three Chinese Blue and White Porcelain'Fishing' Snuff Bottles
19th Century
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comprising two cylindrical examples and one miniature vase-form example, each painted overall with a fishing scene; mother-of-pearl,...
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Two Chinese Blue and White Porcelain'Figural' Snuff Bottles
19th Century
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both bottles of baluster form with rounded shoulders, the first painted with the figure Lin Chong, a flower-filled vase and...
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Two Chinese Blue and White PorcelainRectangular Snuff Bottles
19th Century
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the first painted to show merchants and scholars on the street, glass stopper; the second showing a scholar walking in...
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Two Chinese Blue and White Porcelain'Boys' Snuff Bottles
19th Century
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both bottles decorated with boys at play on the terrace, one bottle of flattened, circular form, bearing a four-character...
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Three Chinese Blue and White Porcelain'Lotus' Snuff Bottles
19th Century
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comprising an ovoid form example, an elongated, cylindrical example and a flattened, circular example, all decorated with...
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Three Chinese Blue and White Porcelain'Lotus' Snuff Bottles
19th Century
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comprising two cylindrical form examples and one baluster form example, all decorated with lotus scrolls, glass and hardstone...
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Two Chinese Blue and White PorcelainSnuff Bottles
18th/19th Century
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the first a squat, faceted example painted with rows of lingzhi sprigs, the underside bearing a Qianlong six-character mark in...
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Two Chinese Blue and White Porcelain'Floral' Snuff Bottles
18th/19th century
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the first an ovoid form bottle painted overall with lotus scrolls, the underside bearing a Kangxi-four character...
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A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Lobed'Melon' Snuff Bottle
Daoguang Period (1821-1850)
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of formalized melon form, convex lip, and recessed flat foot surrounded by a footrim, the six melon-like lobes...
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A Small Chinese Blue and White PorcelainGourd-Form Snuff Bottle
18th/19th Century
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the bottle overall painted with a continuous scene depicting a scholar sitting in a boat beside pine trees emerging...
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Three Chinese Blue and White PorcelainSnuff Bottles
19th Century
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the first of rectangular form with grooved edges, each side centered with a shou character, below flying bats on the short neck, coral...
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Two Chinese Blue and White Porcelain'Dragons' Snuff Bottles
19th Century
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the first a miniature meiping form example, painted with confronting dragons above crashing waves, having a dragon-form...
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A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Pouch-FormSnuff Bottle
Late 18th/19th Century
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beautifully molded in the form of a small pouch with angular shoulders pierced as loops flanking the neck, decorated with...
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Two Chinese Blue and White Porcelain'Dragon' Snuff Bottles
19th Century
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the first bottle of squat cylindrical form, painted to show a dragon striding amongst foliate scrolls; the second bottle...
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Two Chinese Blue and White Porcelain'Dragon' Cylindrical-Form Snuff Bottles
Imperial, Jingdezhen kilns, 19th Century
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each bottle finely painted with a fierce dragon chasing a flaming pearl...
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A Chinese Blue and White Enameled MoldedPorcelain Snuff Bottle
Jingdezhen kiln, 1760-1800
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imitating blue glass overlay, each side molded in relief with a crouching dragon following lingzhi...
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A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 'Dragon'Snuff Bottle
Imperial, Jingdezhen kilns, Daoguang Period (1821-1850)
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of flattened pear form set on an oval footrim, delicately painted two five-claw dragons...
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A Tibetan Silk Patchwork Offering Clothand A Tibetan Rug
Cloth: late 18th Century
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each of square shape, the cloth worked of various triangular sample tessellated into a repeating ground, the whole...
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A Pair of Tibetan Painted Wood DoorPanels
19th Century
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each rectangular panel painted to the front with a wrathful bodhisattva below beasts and devils, the reverse decorated with gilt highlighted...
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Three Chinese Kesi Silk Panels
MingDynasty (1368-1644)
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comprising an example depicting a flying crane, an example of the mythical beast qilin, and an example showing a fierce dragon.
Largest image:...
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A Chinese Zitan Brushpot, Bitong
17thCentury
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of circular section, the plain sides slightly tapering to a flat circular base, the wood of an attractive dark brown color with dense grain.
Height 6 1/8...
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Two Chinese Blue and White PorcelainScholar's Objects
Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)
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the first a brushpot painted with qilin running in flames, the second a jardinière painted with dragons amidst clouds...
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A Pair of Chinese Yellow Ground Greenand Aubergine Enameled Porcelain 'Double Dragon' Dishes
Tongzhi Period (1861-1875)
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the interior is impressed and decorated in green and aubergine enamels...
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