Sale 5471
Paris
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13 June 2007
Price realised
EUR 4,560
Estimate
SEPT TABATIERES EN JADEITE CHINE Les sept entièrement polies, de formes et tailles diverses ; les bouchons en pierres dures Hauteurs avec les bouchons: de 5 cm. (2 in.) à 7,4 cm. (2 15/16 in.) (7)
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Post Lot Text
SEVEN JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLES CHINA
A dozen treasures from one of America’s finest Asian art museums are coming to auction at Christie’s in Hong Kong
The tiny and exquisitely beautiful curiosities that once housed tobacco are highly prized. Specialist Sherese Tong advises on how to start a collection
An expert guide to palettes, glazes, reign marks and different kilns, featuring outstanding examples offered from the Leonora and Walter F. Brown Collection
Specialist Sarah Reynolds highlights the sumptuous work of the Pre-Raphaelites’ second and third generations
Specialist Camille de Foresta explains how these two large beasts were made some 1,000 years ago to accompany their Chinese owner into the afterlife