Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part I 28th & Part II 29th June 2022

46 50 A SPINACH JADE SNUFF BOTTLE OF ROUND SHAPE CHINA, POSSIBLY LATE QING DYNASTY It rests on a short ring foot, has a flattened round body with round shoulders surmounted by a short cylindrical neck. The inner part is well hollowed. Offered at auction together with a stopper. H (stopper excluded): 4,9 cm Weight: 389,3 grams 菠菜绿玉圆形鼻烟壶 中国，晚清，19世纪 € 600 - 800 51 A ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE CHINA, POSSIBLY LATE QING DYNASTY Its body is of flattened rectangular shape with round corners and shoulders surmounted by a short cylindrical neck. Its front part is carved in low relief with two fruits and two scrolls bound with ribbons, possibly a symbol of one of the Eight Daoist Immortals. The inner part is well hollowed. Offered at auction together with a stopper with a crouching mythical beast finial. H (stopper excluded): 5 cm Weight: 50 grams 52 A ROCK CRYSTAL ‘MYTHICAL BEAST, CALABASH AND PINE’ SNUFF BOTTLE CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY It rests on a short ring foot and has a flattened round body with round shoulders surmounted by a short tubular neck. It is carved in low-relief with a design, a lotus pond on the front part and a pine tree on the back part. The inner part is well hollowed. Offered at auction together with a stopper. H (stopper excluded): 6,5 cm Weight: 91,6 grams 水晶“神兽，葫芦及松树”鼻烟壶 中国，清末期，19世纪 € 800 - 1,500 53 AN UNUSUAL ‘DRAGON AND CLOUDS’ AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE CHINA This snuff bottle has been carved out of a single block of agate of greyish tones with a thick orange skin. It rests on a short ring foot, has a flattened body and round shoulders surmounted by a short cylindrical rim. The skilful carver used the orange parts, circumscribing the body of the snuff bottle, to depict a flying dragon, whilst he used the greyish part to rend the clouds, some of them detailed with engraving. The inner part is well hollowed. H: 5,5 cm Weight: 82,6 grams 罕见的祥云龙纹玛瑙鼻烟壶 中国，20世纪 € 1,500 - 3,000 PROPERTIES FROM A FRENCH COLLECTOR OF JADE CARVINGS AND SNUFFBOTTLES