A rare overlay glass snuff bottle of elongated form sloping at the shoulders to a cylindrical neck flaring at the mouth, supported on a raised foot rim with recessed base, the thin semi-translucent dark lavender blue glass body with numerous air bubbles and green overlay carved on both faces with a coiled qilong, the neck incised with plantain leaves. Tourmaline stopper. 7 cm tall without stopper. 1780-1860.
A Chinese bronze water dropper in the form of a bearded male perched atop a brocade wrapped double gourd
Late Qing Dynasty
3 inches long and 2.5 inches tall
The baluster form decorated with a scene from the “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” in underglaze blue and Wucai enamels, the neck with floral designs, the base unglazed and slightly concaved
19th Century
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A very fine set of white jade openwork chime ornaments carved with twin fish and lotus scroll, the upper ornament with a prayer wheel, the lower with a chime, the two pendants separated with a carnelian agate bi disc, the group suspended from a finely carved hardwood stand with a coral bead finial between two dragon heads. Qing Dynasty. 8 inches tall with stand. The upper ornament 2.75 inches wide, the lower 2.75 inches tall.
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A Massive Chinese Bronze Tripod Incense Burner "Ding"
the body cast with a large frieze of archaistic bird-like designs below a smaller band of similar design, protruding ridges on the front and back, the sides with raised loop handles, supported on 3 long cylindrical feet
17th/18th Century
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A fine agate toggle of reddish brown and amber colour; carved as a formalized cicada; converted into a snuff bottle by drilling at one end (near string holes)
An archaistic nephrite (jade) disc, bi, carved on both sides with raised “grain pattern,” the ex-
tremities with raised ridges, the material of grayish white colour with extensive russet staining
from burial or possibly induced and the surface with a soft polish from handling.
Carved Wood Stand.
4.88 inches diameter,
.25 inches thick. 16th-17th Century
