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17 CloisonnĂŠ Snuff Bottle with Dragon and Phoenix, China, Qing dynasty, rectangular with flattened sides, straight round neck, and short rounded rectangular foot, gilt edges and rims, the body decorated with a dragon on one side and a phoenix on the other on a dark blue ground, the neck, narrow sides, shoulder, and underside with lotus scroll designs, the domed stopper with a single lotus flower head with foliate scrolls, four-character Qianlong mark incised to base, ht. 2 3/4 in. $800-1,000
19 Canton Enamel Double Snuff Bottle, China, 19th/20th century, oviform jar-shape with waisted neck, depicting a European woman with a boy in a floral reserve against a crimson ground with stylized floral motifs on both sides, the neck encircled with a band of foliate scrolls and a lotus lappet, the domed stopper with a flowerhead encircled with a lappet border, four-character Qianlong mark in overglaze blue on two white enameled bases, ht. 2 5/8, wd. 2 5/8 in. $800-1,000
18 Soapstone Snuff Bottle with a Figure, China, 19th century, pebble-form, carved to depict a seated figure using the stone’s russet markings, with incised facial features, translucent yellow stone with white inclusions, the domed persimmon stopper with light blue collar, lg. 2 5/8 in. $700-900
20 Agate Snuff Bottle with Metalwork Stopper, China, flattened round form with slightly widening neck, resting on a flat elongated oval foot, well-hollowed, brown/gray stone with distinctive markings similar to ink wash brushwork in black to brown tones, the stopper with two bands of chainwork and a domed brass top, ht. 2 3/4 in. $800-1,000
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21 Enameled Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Plum Blossoms, China, Qing dynasty, rounded pear-shape with gently waisted neck and foot, slightly flattened, the body decorated in underglaze polychrome enamels, each side with a plum branch with flowerheads within a white medallion, the shoulder to sides with stylized flowerheads and floral scrolls on a yellow ground, the domed metal cover enameled with a flowerhead surrounded with a lotus leaf lappet, the neck encircled with a double lotus-leaf border in underglaze blue, the oval metal foot with a band of foliate scrolls in overglaze blue, four-character Qianlong mark to white enameled base, ht. 2 3/8 in. $2,000-3,000