Fine Chinese SNUFF BOTTLES AUCTION Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles ᷕ⚳滣䄁⢢䍵䍑 Friday, June 15th 2018 at 3pm CET CATALOG SN0618 Catalog No. 55 VIEWING IMPRINT www.zacke.at Publisher Chinese Translation Front Cover GALERIE ZACKE Zhang Jue Catalog Nos. 56, 66 and 68 1070 WIEN (VIENNA) Mariahilferstraße 112 Assistance Back Cover AUSTRIA Marion Schorr Catalog Nos. 32 and 33 IN OUR GALLERY Tel (0043-1) 532 04 52 Fax +20 Norbu Thondup Email: offi[email protected] Lukas Zacke June 11th - June 15th Editor Printing Monday - Thursday 10am - 6pm Irene M. 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We would like to draw your attention to the fact that, in case of any Tel +43-1-532 04 52 complaints arising from a purchase, these have to be reported to us within 6 weeks Fax +43-1-532 04 5220 after the receipt of the item. 2 3 CATALOG 1 AN UNUSUAL MUGHAL-STYLE ‘TRELLIS’ LAPIS Base: Plain convex round base LAZULI SNUFF BOTTLE, MEIPING-FORM Design, marks, school: Mughal-Style The stone with a layer of intense lapis-blue above Stopper: Pink glass in imitation of tourmaline, carved a second layer of brighter greyish-blue, the second in the shape of a pagoda-top, on a gilt bronze layer with a smooth polish, as well as top and base platelet China, 18th – 19th century Height of the bottle with stopper: 7.8 cm. Width of the mouth: 5 mm. Of traditional form with rounded shoulders above a Width of the neck: 22 mm. well-hollowed, tapering body, the elaborate surface Condition: Excellent pierced and skillfully carved with an ornate trellis Provenance: American private collection composed of a lattice of foliated vines below the shoulders. Literature comparison: Chinese Art. Sotheby’s, Hong The carver made a brilliant use of the two differently Kong, June 1st, 2017, lot 635. (for a Mughal-Style colored layers in the mineral to create a stunning white jade reticulated vase bearing a similar design) three-dimensional effect of climbing vines on a mural, a common design during the Mughal era. 㶭ẋ份夳卓再⃺桐㟤㠭䒞⼊“晽剙䨿㪢”滣䂇⢢ ⑩䚠㤝⤥ Shape: Meiping 伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 Hollowing: Excellent Mouth, neck and lip: Sprawling neck with slanted lip, EstimateġỘ₡ġġEUR 500,- convex top and very small mouth Starting priceġ崟㉵₡ġġEUR 250,- 4 5 3 A LAPIS LAZULI ‘CRANE AND TREE’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY Lapis lazuli of good, intense color, with carving in high relief and multiple incised details, the surface with smooth polish and a good patina Qing dynasty, 1750-1850 Of compressed spade shape rising to a flared neck, surmounted on a concave oval foot, finely carved with a crane resting beneath a pine tree issuing from rockworks below, the lustrous purple-blue stone with few darker grey streaks, the backside suffused with a cloud of metallic-silver specks. Lion mask handles to both shoulders, dramatically carved in high relief. Shape: Flattened spade Hollowing: Good Mouth, neck and lip: Succinct neck with flat top and cylindric mouth Base: Small oval base with raised, flat foot rim Stopper: Coral, old spoon Height of the bottle with stopper: 5.8 cm. Width of the mouth: 6 mm. Width of the neck: 12 mm. Condition: Excellent, one tiny nibble to lip Provenance: Hungarian private collection Literature comparison: THE PAUL BRAGA COLLECTION OF SNUFF BOTTLES. Bonhams, Hong Komg, November 24th, 2012, lot 117. (for another lapis lazuli bottle, showing a crane design) 㶭ẋ曺慹䞛“㜦ᶳẁ浜”滣䂇⢢ ⑩䚠㤝⤥, ⒯㱧ᶲ㚱ᶨ忻⍲ᶵ⎗夳䘬⮷⎋ ⊰䈁⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷 EstimateġỘ₡ġġEUR 300,- Starting priceġ崟㉵₡ġġEUR 150,- 4 A SMALL PLAIN TURQUOISE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY Bright plain turquoise with few ‘crizzled’ black veining, good ‘oily’ surface finish, some yellowish patina China, later 19th century The opaque plain bottle of elegant shape with a sprawling neck and a very, very small mouth. It is believed by some that such miniature bottles were predominantly designed for ladies use during the later 19th century. Shape: Flattened heart shape Hollowing: Fair to good Mouth, neck and lip: Short sprawling neck, slanted lip, flat top, small mouth Base: Oval base with raised flat foot rim Stopper: Matching carved turquoise stopper in the shape of a knob, 2 the mineral a bit darker though A LAPIS LAZULI SNUFF BOTTLE, QING Shape: Bulbous oval Height of the bottle with stopper: 5 cm. DYNASTY Hollowing: Excellent Width of the mouth: 4 mm. Carved Lapis lazuli with a good patina and Mouth, neck and lip: Cylindric neck with flat top and small mouth Width of the neck: 15 mm. smooth polish Base: Oval with raised, flat foot rim Condition: Excellent, with one tiny nick to lip China, 18th – 19th century Stopper: Glass in imitation of coral, carved in the shape of a blossom, resting on a green, slanted platelet Provenance: Hungarian private collection Height of the bottle with stopper: 7.1 cm. Of bulbous oval form, resting on a shape- Width of the mouth: 6 mm. 㶭ẋ䵈㜦䞛⮷滣䂇⢢ matching oval base, the cylindric neck ⑩䚠㤝⤥, ⒯悐㚱ᶨ嗽⮷仢⎋ rising to a flat top, the stone of a dark blue Width of the neck: 17 mm. ⊰䈁⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷 tone with a few lighter clouds, suffused Condition: Excellent with metallic-silver specks. The blue in Provenance: American private collection EstimateġỘ₡ġġEUR 200,- this bottle is unusually intense and among Starting priceġ崟㉵₡ġġEUR 100,- the most gem-like colors known for this Literature comparison: Snuff Bottles from the Mary & George Bloch Collection: Part IX. Sotheby’s, Hong mineral. It appears to belong to a large Kong, November 24th, 2014, lot 192. SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE MARY & GEORGE BLOCH COLLECTION: group of plain bottles which may have PART VII. Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, November 26th, 2013, lot 45. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. been made for the Court during the mid- Sotheby’s, New York, March 23rd, 2011, lot 771. (all for related, plain lapis lazuli bottles) Qing period. Although common in white nephrite, jadeite and crystal, both colorless 㶭ẋ曺慹䞛滣䂇⢢ and brown, occasionally they are found in ⑩䚠㤝⤥ other materials as well, such as coral and, 伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 as in the present bottle, lapis lazuli. EstimateġỘ₡ġġEUR 800,- Starting priceġ崟㉵₡ġġEUR 400,- 6 7 5 6 A TUTURQUOISERQUOISE MAMATRIXT ‘PLAYING BUDDHIST LIONS’ SNUFF A CARVED ‘CHILONG’ THUMBPRINT MALACHITE SNUFFUFF BOTTLEBOTTLE,, QING DYNASTYDYN BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY TurTurquoisequoise of ddeepeep ggreenish color, with a few brighter areas, marked with Malachite with expressive thumbprint patterns on both sides,des, some well-well-figuredfigured mmatrix, some unusual speckling across both faces of coinciding with the shape of the bottle, partially reticulateded tthehe bottle,bottle, andand somesome intriguing darker staining, partly due to handling carving in high relief, the mineral of intense green color, withwith but too wwellell defidefinedned to stem purely from patination.