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LOT 2110
Chinese Jade Snuff Bottle
19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (94.6 grams, 62 mm high).
Bearing a figural scene in relief of an attendant serving tea to a seated scholar to one face and characters to the other; polished stone cabochon in the stopper.
ProvenanceProperty of a lady, from her grandfather's collection, 1960s-1970s; thence by descent.
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LOT 2110
Chinese Jade Snuff Bottle
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Chinese Jade Snuff Bottle
19th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £104
Bearing a figural scene in relief of an attendant serving tea to a seated scholar to one face and characters to the other; polished stone cabochon in the stopper. 94.6 grams, 62 mm high
Property of a lady, from her grandfather's collection, 1960s-1970s; thence by descent. -
Northern Sumatran Bone Calendar Collection
Batak, mid 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Group of eight plaques, seven with incised calendrical grid to the obverse and aquatic scene to the reverse with a lobster and reptile and symbols in the field; one with scene of two millipedes to the obverse and reptiles to the reverse. 287 grams total, 12.2-14 cm
Ex central London gallery. -
Chinese Han Ceramic Animal Figure Group
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Including a horse, coiled snake and cattle animal, all with stylised anatomical detailing. 750 grams total, 7-11 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The popularisation of these models of daily life called mingqi over the course of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) reflects dramatic changes in Chinese society. They are an exemplification of how power circulated beyond the imperial government and nobility to a broader bureaucratic classes, that looked for gratification for themselves and their families in the afterlife with clay, fashioned into models ranging from crude earthenware to fine glazed stoneware.
