A SUZHOU SCHOOL BLACK AND WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. Of flattened ovoid form with a concave foot. Extremely well-ho...

A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'PEBBLE' SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th century. Smoothly polished and well hollowed, keeping the natural ir...

A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'CARP' SNUFF BOTTLE, 19TH CENTURYChina. Well hollowed, naturalistically carved and incised in the form of a large c...

A PALE CELADON JADE SNUFF BOTTLE CARVED WITH A POEM, MID-QINGChina, 18th to early 19th century. Well-polished and hollowed, keeping the natural sh...

A WHITE AND BROWN JADE 'CARP' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1780-1850China. Well hollowed, of rounded rectangular form with an oval foot and short cylindrical nec...

A ROOT AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1850China. Of flattened ovoid form, surmounted by a tubular neck with flat lip, the shoulders finely carved with l...

A CAMEO AGATE 'BOY AND LOTUS' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1850China. Well hollowed, of rounded rectangular shape rising from an oval foot with a recessed b...

A SHADOW AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1850China. Very well hollowed, of rounded rectangular form with an oval foot ring and recessed base. The semi-tr...

A CAMEO AGATE 'BUDDHIST LION' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1850China. Well hollowed, of rounded rectangular form rising from an oval foot with a recessed ba...

A CAMEO AGATE 'HORSE' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1850China. Very well hollowed, of rounded rectangular form rising from a wide oval foot with a recessed b...

A JASPER SNUFF BOTTLE WITH LION MASK HANDLES, 1750-1860China. Well hollowed, of rounded rectangular square form, surmounted by a tubular neck with...

A RETICULATED SOAPSTONE SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH-19TH CENTURYChina. Of flattened gourd form, intricately carved with openwork, resting on a silver plate...

AN IMPERIAL YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, EARLY 18TH- EARLY 19TH CENTURYChina. The flattened circular body rising from an oval foot to a straight cyl...

A BLUE GLASS 'MALLOW' SNUFF BOTTLE, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1736-1795. The ovoid sides rising from a short spreading foot to a cylindrical ...

A SAPPHIRE-BLUE GLASS 'INTEGRAL DISH' SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH CENTURYChina. The transparent bottle of rectangular form, with mask handles in the shape ...

A SAPPHIRE-BLUE OVERLAY GLASS 'CELESTIAL EYE' SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH-19TH CENTURYChina. Of upright rectangular form with sloping shoulders standing on...

A FOUR-COLOR OVERLAY 'SNOWFLAKE' GROUND GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH-19TH CENTURYChina. Of compressed circular form, with an oval foot, recessed base,...

A RUBY-RED OVERLAY GLASS 'CARP' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1760-1840China. Of long oval shape, the transparent overlay in ruby-red carved as a jumping carp in ...

A TURQUOISE GROUND BLACK OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 1820-1880China. Of compressed globular form, rising from an oval foot rim to a straight cylin...

AN OVERLAY GLASS 'EIGHT HORSES OF MU WANG' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1800-1850China. Of compressed globular form with an oval foot ring, carved through the tr...

A CARVED PINK GLASS 'LOTUS' SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH-19TH CENTURYChina. The compressed globular body rising from a short oval foot to a cylindrical neck...

AN EMERALD-GREEN AND CINNABAR-RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH-19TH CENTURYChina. Of compressed spherical form with an oval foot ring, recessed base a...

A SANDWICHED GLASS 'TORTOISE SHELL' SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH-19TH CENTURYChina. Of rectangular shape, with straight neck, featuring a faceted panel on e...

A GOLD-FLECKED BLACK GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 1700-1770China, probably palace workshops Beijing. Of high-shouldered, ovoid form, with a semi-transparen...

A 'REALGAR' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 1700-1820China. Of compressed ovoid form, rising from an oval foot with recessed base towards a straight cylindric...

A 'REALGAR' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH-19TH CENTURYChina. Of flattened ovoid form with a tapered neck, standing on an oval foot ring with recessed b...

A PALE-YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 1740-1860China. Of elongated oval form, rising from a flared oval foot towards a slender waisted neck. The trans...

A MINIATURE INTERIOR-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, BY YAN YUTIANChina, circa 1895. The rectangular glass bottle with rounded sides and shoulders, of...

AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, BY BI RONGJIUChina. Of flattened rectangular form, standing on a short, splayed foot, painted to one side wi...

A MINIATURE INTERIOR-PAINTED ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE, BY TIAN CHENGChina, 1936. Of tear-drop shape, depicting a continuous scene of neatly paint...

A NATURAL GOURD SNUFF BOTTLE, 18th-19th CENTURYChina. The dried, hollowed gourd finely polished and applied with silver at the neck, neatly incise...

A LARGE CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1820-1900China. Of compressed globular form, rising from an oval foot ring with recessed base towa...

A CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'SMILING CRICKET' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1780-1850China. Of compressed globular form, rising from an oval foot with gilt ring towards a ...

AN ENAMELLED PORCELAIN 'CRICKET' SNUFF BOTTLE, 19TH CENTURYChina. Of flattened ovoid form, with a cylindrical neck and recessed oval foot rim, bri...

AN IRON RED PORCELAIN 'ZHONG KUI' SNUFF BOTTLE, 19TH CENTURYChina. Of pear shape, rising from an oval foot ring to a long tubular neck, depicting ...

A FAMILLE ROSE 'HUNDRED BOYS' PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th - 19th century. Masterfully painted in bright polychrome enamels and...

A SPADE-SHAPE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, QIANLONG MARK AND POSSIBLY OF PERIODChina, 1770-1860. Of flattened shape on a flat foot and waisted neck, pa...

A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, 19TH CENTURYChina. The cylindrical bottle painted in blue and white with a continuous design of a phoenix...

A PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE WITH UNFIRED COBALT DECOR, 1800-1850China. Of cylindrical form with a straight neck and recessed base, the unglazed body ...

AN EXTREMELY RARE GROUP OF FIVE POTTERY MUSICIANS AND DANCERS, HAN DYNASTYChina, 202 BC - 220 AD. The group comprised of three musicians, one with...

A CELADON-GLAZED JAR, SUI TO TANG DYNASTYChina, 581-907. The massively potted globular vessel is raised from a circular, sprawling foot towards a ...

AN AMBER-GLAZED MARBLED POTTERY JAR, TANG DYNASTYChina, 618-908. Finely potted, the body formed of two sections meeting at the shoulder, the flari...

AN UNUSUAL BROWN-GLAZED 'TIGER' PILLOW, LIAO TO JIN DYNASTYChina, 916-1234. The animal modeled recumbent with a concave back, its head turned and ...

A SANCAI-GLAZED 'DUCK' CERAMIC EWER, LIAO DYNASTYChina, 916-1125. The ewer is sturdily potted, yet subtly modeled into the shape of a Mandarin duc...

A RARE LOBED QINGBAI EWER AND COVER, SONG DYNASTYChina, 960-1279. The globular body supported on a short foot and surmounted by a small circular c...

A QINGBAI CERAMIC FIGURE OF A DOG, SONG DYNASTYChina, 12th - 13th century. The dog freely modeled in a reclining pose, the front paws placed one a...

A RARE SMALL HENAN BLACK-GLAZED RUSSET-SPLASHED YUHUCHUNPING, NORTHERN SONG TO JIN DYNASTYChina, 960-1234. The pear-shaped body rising from a shor...

A CIZHOU PAINTED SHALLOW BOWL, JIN DYNASTYChina, 1115-1234. The conical sides rising from the thick and slightly spreading foot, freely painted to...

A WHITE GLAZED ANHUA DECORATED STEM CUP, YUAN DYNASTYChina, 1279-1368. Well potted with shallow sides flaring to an everted rim, supported on a ho...

A 'LONGQUAN' CELADON TRIPOD CENSER, YUAN TO MING DYNASTYChina, 1279 - 1644. The compressed body raised on three slightly splayed conical supports ...

A GUAN-TYPE MALLOW-FORM BRUSH WASHER, XI, YUAN TO MING DYNASTYChina, 1279-1644. Finely potted with six lobes in the form of mallow petals, the str...

A SMALL GE-TYPE WASHER, MING DYNASTYChina, 1368-1644. Of shallow square form, the washer is covered in a thick grayish-cream glaze suffused with a...

A LONGQUAN CELADON KINUTA (MALLET) VASE WITH PHOENIX HANDLES, MING DYNASTYChina, 14th-15th century. The mallet-shaped body rising to a wide everte...

A LONGQUAN CELADON 'TRELLIS' DISH, MING DYNASTYChina, 15th century. The gently rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a lipped rim, car...

A BLUE AND WHITE 'FOUR SEASONS' PORCELAIN DISH, MING DYNASTYChina, 16th century. Sturdily potted rising from a ring foot to an everted rim. Finely...

A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'BUTTERFLY GRASSHOPPER' PORCELAIN DISH, WANLI PERIODChina, 1573-1619. The deep rounded sides of the 'Kraak' ware dish risin...

A BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS' JARDINIERE, 17TH CENTURYChina. Of rectangular form, the slightly flaring sides supported on four short feet and finely pa...

A FAHUA STONEWARE BOWL, MING DYNASTYChina, 15th to 16th century. The globular sides rising to a lipped rim and carved in relief with bold, leafy l...

A FAHUA FIGURE OF LI TIEGUAI, LATE MING TO EARLY QINGChina, 16th-17th century. Standing on a molded and carved rockwork base, supporting himself o...

A SANCAI-GLAZED FIGURE OF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTYChina, 1368-1644. Seated in royal ease atop a lotus base, wearing voluminous robes tied at the wais...