PRINTCompare with another jade snuff bottle embellished with an archaistic dragon motif, illustrated in The Imperial connection. Court related Chinese snuff bottles. The Humphrey K.F. Hui collection , Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.59.
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A WHITE JADE ‘ARCHAISTIC DRAGONS’ SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY |
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Of compressed globular form resting on a flatten base, finely worked with a confronting pair of archaistic dragons on one side, the geometric archaic design repeated on the reverse, the well-polished stone with areas of minute golden caramel inclusions. |
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Estimate
100,000 - 180,000 391,000 - 703,000 12,900 - 23,200
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Sold Price 120,000
465,116
15,484
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Compare with another jade snuff bottle embellished with an archaistic dragon motif, illustrated in The Imperial connection. Court related Chinese snuff bottles. The Humphrey K.F. Hui collection , Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.59.