Asian Art II - 21st May 2025

Lot 603

λ FIVE CHINESE JADE AND SOAPSTONE SNUFF BOTTLES

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1008

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Description

λ FIVE CHINESE JADE AND SOAPSTONE SNUFF BOTTLES
19TH CENTURY

10cm max. (7)

With copies of two 1963 invoices for Dunt King and The Little Shop.




One in white jade with brass mounts inlaid with coral and turquoise; another in spinach-green jade of pebble-form; a third in celadon jade carved in the form of a fish, with a wood stand; a fourth in grey and russet jade carved in the form of a peach, with a wood stand; and the fifth in soapstone carved to the sides with a dragon.

From an English private collection, the white jade bottle with a copy of an invoice for Dunt King, dated 28th September 1963, the fish-shaped bottle with a copy an invoice for The Little Shop, dated 3rd January 1963.