754λ. Two Chinese agate snuff bottles, one carved in high relief with a Buddhist lion and two birds, the other plain with feathery- brown markings, 7.5cm. (2) £400-600


755. A Chinese hair crystal snuff bottle, 19th century, the rounded square body carved in relief with two bats in flight amidst clouds above rockwork, a fan-shaped inclusion to one side, the jade stopper mounted in silver-coloured metal, 8cm. £800-1,200


Provenance: formerly in the collection of Gerry P Mack, Christie’s, South Kensington, 4th October 1999, lot 87.


756λ. Two Chinese snuff bottles, 18th/19th century, one bronze, decorated with three horses beneath willow, the base with a six character Qianlong mark, the other glass, painted with insects and flowers and with a three character mark, 7.2cm. (2) £1,000-2,000


Provenance: from the collection of the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, and thence by descent.


757. A Chinese miniature porcelain snuff bottle, four character Jiaqing mark and probably of the period, painted to one side with a seated figure in a fenced garden, and to the other with a floral spray, and a Chinese celadon jade snuff bottle, the stopper of spinach-green jade, 8.2cm. (2) £300-500


758λ. A Chinese moulded porcelain snuff bottle, four character Qianlong mark but later, decorated with a scene of figures engaged in the rice harvest, 8cm. £400-600


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759λ. A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, c.1900, painted with seven cockerels, the base with a six character Yongzheng mark, 7.5cm. £100-200


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