• Auction 3428

    Miniature Treasures: Chinese Snuff Bottles From a Private New York Collection and A Selection of Rare Chinese Reference Books

    16 July 2013 - 29 July 2013, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 180,998 (USD)
57 Lots for Sale 3428
Lot 1
A RED-OVERLAY BUBBLE-SUFFUSED GLASS BOTTLE
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, ATTRIBUTED TO THE PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 18TH/EARLY 19TH
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 3
A CARVED CAMEO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) high, glass stopper
estimate
$2,000 - $4,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 6
A SAPPHIRE-BLUE-OVERLAY CLEAR GLASS BOTTLE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
2¼ in. (6 cm.) high, coral stopper
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 12
A 'REALGAR' GLASS BOTTLE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 13
A SEPIA-DECORATED BLACK-GROUND PORCELAIN BOTTLE
MID-19TH CENTURY
2½ in. (6.3 cm.) high, glass stopper
estimate
$2,000 - $4,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 15
THREE UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND COPPER-RED PORCELAIN BOTTLES
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 19TH CENTURY
3, 3¼, 2¾ in. (7.7, 8.2, 7 cm.) high, one glass and two plastic stoppers (3)
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$2,000
Lot 22
A FOUR-COLOR-OVERLAY WHITE GLASS BOTTLE
18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
1 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) high, pink quartz stopper
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$2,125
Lot 23
A RED-OVERLAY BUBBLE-SUFFUSED GLASS BOTTLE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 25
THREE HARDSTONE BOTTLES
18TH/19TH CENTURY
the bottles: 2 5/16, 2½, 2 1/8 in. (5.8, 6.5, 5.8 cm.) high, two glass and coral stoppers (3)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 26
A JASPER BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
2 1/8 in. (5.6 cm.) high, coral stopper
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$10,000
Lot 29
A 'MOSS AGATE' BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
2½ in. (6.4 cm.) high, agate stopper
estimate
$1,800 - $2,500

price realized
$3,750
Lot 35
A JADE-INSET SILVER BOTTLE
19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
3½ in. (8.6 cm.) high, turquoise and metal stopper
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$1,875
Lot 36
TWO MONGOLIAN EMBELLISHED JADE-INSET SILVER BOTTLES
19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
3 1/8, 3 3/8 in. (8, 8.5 cm.) high, metal and jadeite stoppers (2)
estimate
$2,000 - $4,000

price realized
$6,875
Lot 38
TWO PORCELAIN BOTTLES
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
2¾, 2 1/8 in. (7, 5.5 cm.) high, rose quartz and porcelain stoppers (2)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 39
THREE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOTTLES
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
2 1/8, 2 1/8, 2 1/16 in. (5.4, 5.4, 5.1 cm.) high, plastic and hardstone stoppers (3)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 41
TWO AGATE BOTTLES
19TH CENTURY
1 7/8, 2¼ in. (4.8, 5.6 cm.) high, metal and plastic stoppers (2)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,250
Lot 43
A GROUP OF FOUR BOTTLES
18TH/19TH CENTURY
2 1/8, 2¼, 2 5/8, 2¼ in. (3.2, 5.5, 6.7, 5.5 cm.) high, two plastic and two glass stoppers (4)
estimate
$1,200 - $1,800

price realized
$1,625
Lot 44
A CARVED IMITATION-AQUAMARINE GLASS BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) high, tourmaline stopper
estimate
$2,000 - $4,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 45
A CARVED PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE BOTTLE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
2 in. (5.2 cm.) high, tourmaline and gilt metal stopper
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 46
TWO BLACK-OVERLAY GLASS BOTTLES
19TH CENTURY
2 and 2 3/8 in. (5 and 6 cm.) high, jadeite and plastic stoppers (2)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 47
A CARVED JET BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$6,875
Lot 48
A SEPIA-DECORATED BLACK-GROUND PORCELAIN BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS, DAOGUANG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND
2 5/8 in. (6.5 cm.) high, glass stopper
estimate
$2,000 - $4,000

price realized
$6,000
Lot 49
TWO AGATE BOTTLES
18TH/19TH CENTURY
2 3/16 and 2 in. (5.6 and 6 cm.) high, jasper stopper, coral stopper with turquoise finial (2)
estimate
$2,000 - $4,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 50
AN AGATE BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
2½ in. (6.5 cm.) high, coral stopper
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$3,250
Lot 51
A CARVED AGATE BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
2 in. (5 cm.) high, amber and turquoise stopper
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$1,875
Lot 52
A MOTTLED GREY AND BLACKISH-BROWN JADE BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
2¼ in. (5.5 cm.) high, coral stopper
estimate
$2,000 - $4,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 53
TWO CARVED AGATE BOTTLES
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
2½, 2 5/8 in. (6.3, 6.6 cm.) high, agate and coral stoppers (2)
estimate
$2,000 - $4,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 55
A RED-OVERLAY BLUE-GLASS BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high, glass stopper
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 56
TWO MINIATURE GLASS BOTTLES AND A MINIATURE WHITE JADE BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
1 3/8, 1 13/16, 1 3/8 in. (3.5, 4.7, 3.5 cm.) high, jade, metal and plastic stoppers (3)
estimate
$700 - $900

price realized
$1,875
Lot 57
A CARVED ROCK CRYSTAL BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high, coral stopper
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 59
A QUARTZ CONGLOMERATE 'PUDDINGSTONE' BOTTLE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
2½ in. (6.5 cm.) high, pink tourmaline and glass stopper
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 60
A RED-OVERLAY BUBBLE-SUFFUSED GLASS BOTTLE
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
2¼ in. (6 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
estimate
$2,000 - $4,000

price realized
$3,250
Lot 61
THREE EMBELLISHED BOTTLES
19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
2½, 2¾, 2 in. (6.3, 7, 5 cm.) high, one metal-mounted jadeite and two plastic stoppers (3)
estimate
$1,200 - $1,800

price realized
$1,500
Lot 62
A CARVED GREY AND BROWN CRYSTAL BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high, rose quartz stopper
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 65
TWO OVERLAY GLASS BOTTLES
19TH CENTURY
2¼ and 2 in. (5.7 and 5 cm.) high, coral and jadeite stoppers (2)
estimate
$2,500 - $4,500

price realized
$3,000
Lot 66
AN AMBER-COLORED GLASS 'MALLOW FLOWER' BOTTLE
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, ATTRIBUTED TO THE PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, LATE 18TH/EARLY
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
estimate
$2,000 - $4,000

price realized
$4,750
Lot 69
TWO GOLD-FLECKED BLACK GLASS BOTTLES
18TH/19TH CENTURY
1¾, 2¼ in. (4.5, 5.7 cm.) high, jadeite and agate stoppers (2)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 71
A HONEY-COLORED AGATE BOTTLE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
2 in. (5.4 cm.) high, tourmaline stopper
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 73
AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS BOTTLE
SIGNED YE ZHONGSAN, DATED WUWU YEAR CORRESPONDING TO 1918
2 7/8 in. (6.2 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$4,000
Lot 74
A FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOTTLE
MID-19TH CENTURY
2¼ in. (5.5 cm.) high, glass stopper
estimate
$2,000 - $4,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 75
AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS BOTTLE AND AN INSIDE-PAINTED ROCK CRYSTAL BOTTLE
BOTH SIGNED YE ZHONGSAN, ONE DATED JIA ZI YEAR (1924) AND GENG ZI YEAR
2 3/8, 2½ in. (6, 6.4 cm.) high, glass stopper with jadeite finial, plastic stopper (2)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$8,125
Lot 76
[CHINESE WORKS OF ART]

estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,625
Lot 78
[CHINESE ART]

estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,625
Lot 79
[CHINESE CERAMICS]

estimate
$500 - $700

price realized
$500
Lot 80
TWO YAMANAKA & COMPANY CATALOGUES

estimate
$2,000 - $4,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 82
[BRONZES AND JADES]

estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 83
[EARLY CHINESE BRONZES AND WORKS OF ART]

estimate
$700 - $900

price realized
$687
Lot 85
MAYUYAMA, Junkichi. 'Mayuyama, Seventy Years'. Tokyo: Benrido Co., Ltd., 1976....

estimate
$700 - $900

price realized
$750
Lot 86
[CHINESE CERAMICS]

estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$8,125
Lot 87
[CHINESE ART BULLETINS AND CATALOGUES]

estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$1,625
Lot 89
CHINESE CERAMICS

estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$812
Lot 90
[VARIOUS CHINESE ART CATALOGUES]

estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,187
Lot 92
[CHINESE JADES]

estimate
$800 - $1,000

price realized
$1,000
Lot 93
[CHINESE ART EXHIBITION CATALOGUES]

estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 94
[CHINESE JADES]

estimate
$800 - $1,000

price realized
$1,000
Lot 95
[CHINESE JADES]

estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$750
Lot 96
[CHINESE ART]

estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,062
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