Ravenel Spring Auction 2014 Hong Kong 羅芙奧香港2014春季拍賣會 by Ravenel International Art Group

SPRING AUCTION 25 MAY, 2014 HONG KONG

亞洲私人珍藏 - 掌中玲瓏鼻煙壺精品 AN IMPORTANT ASIAN COLLECTION OF SNUFF BOTTLE

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RAVENEL SPRING AUCTION 2014 HONG KONG An Important Asian Collection Of Snuff Bottle

羅芙奧香港 2014 春季拍賣會亞洲私人珍藏 - 掌中玲瓏鼻煙壺精品

AUCTION

拍賣日期 / 地點

Sunday, 25 May 2014, 4:00pm Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong (Four Seasons Grand Ballroom) 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong

2014年5月25日（日）下午 4:00 香港四季酒店（四季大禮堂）香港中環金融街8號

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Taipei

台北 2014年5月17日（六）上午10:00至下午7:00 2014年5月18日（日）上午10:00至下午7:00 富邦人壽大樓國際會議中心台北市敦化南路一段108號B2

Hong Kong

香港 2014年5月23日（五）下午6:00至下午9:00 2014年5月24日（六）上午11:00至下午7:00 香港會議展覧中心 - 2014國際古玩展 5B、5C館攤位F3 香港灣仔博覧道一號

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An Important Asian Collection Of Snuff Bottle Lots 9001 - 9100

目次 / Contents 2

羅芙奧秋季拍賣會

SALE INFORMATION 4

羅芙奧之服務

RAVENEL SERVICES 8

中國鼻煙壺概說

A MINIATURE ART FORM 10

亞洲私人珍藏 - 掌中玲瓏鼻煙壺精品

AN IMPORTANT ASIAN COLLECTION OF SNUFF BOTTLE 141

業務規則

TRANSACTION AGREEMENT 147

委託競投表格

ABSENTEE BID FORM 149

中國歷代年表

CHRONOLOGY

A MINIATURE ART FORM

Snuff bottles captivate and delight their audience as these dazzling flowers of Qing dynasty combine the essence of the superb craftsmanship and the profound technical achievements of a minute art form that is dear to the connoisseurs and collector’s hearts. The fabulous panoply of styles and colours of An Important Asian Collection of Snuff Bottles clearly testify to the myriad worlds of Qing artistic expression. Snuff is tobacco in powder form flavored with various aromatic substances regarded as exhibiting medicinal value. The tobacco plant itself is native to the American continent and was subsequently discovered by European explorers in the mid-sixteenth century. The Portuguese and Spaniards then spread the cultivation of tobacco around the world and introduced it to the Philippines during the last quarter of the sixteenth century. From there it was then introduced to Japan possibly in the mid sixteenth century before finally reaching Korea and China. Interestingly, historical records indicates custom tariff on entry of Japanese tobacco during Kangxi in 1687. Wang Hao also verified in writing of receiving a gift of snuff made from leave grown in Nagasaki in 1703. In retrospect, snuff usage is likely to have begun in northern China among the Manchu who went on to overthrown the Ming dynasty in 1644 and marked the beginning of the Qing dynasty. The habit of snuffing become prevalent by the end of the seventeenth century and was enjoyed by the Imperial court and the aristocracy and was an indispensible part of social etiquette. These privileged groups shaped the development of snuff bottles in a plethora of ways such as the development of its materials and forms, some of which are epitomizes by the present exquisite collection of snuff bottles. Jade Nephrite snuff bottles are often regarded as the most ancient bottles and these hand held delicate treasures greatly accentuates the uniqueness of the stone. In Yong Lu's leisurely Inquiry, it commented on the color of jade "White as lard, yellow as chestnut", hence, part of its aesthetic lies in the magnificence of the jade itself. Jade snuff bottles were used for snuff at the beginning of Qing dynasty and of the Qing jade bottles, the best were made during the Qianlong period, as testified by their fine craftsmanship and intricate design. There was one distinctive practice in the past, where only the pure core of a piece of jade stone would be utilized after all the outer skin was removed. However, the Qianlong craftsmen would incorporate the innovation of retaining the outer skin as part of the decorative design on the animal and landscape to enhance its contours or creates dimensionality. Glass Most early snuff bottles were comprised of glass and later ones made of overlay glass in two or multiple colours. In retrospect, glass production begun as early as the Eastern Zhou, its development flourished in this realm particularly during the Qing dynasty, when Kangxi established within the confines of the Imperial palace a glass atelier and recruited the most qualified craftsman for the manufacture of glass objects of the highest quality for the Imperial court. Glass craftsman from the West were also recruited to collaborate which greatly foster further developments in the field. By the Qianlong reign glass production reached new heights, the rigorous devotion to various technical techniques enabled the development of many new colours to be used on the creation of these miniature art form. As the catalogue illustrates, each of the glass snuff bottle has attributes of quality in its manufacture, style of decoration, and colour. Rock Crystal In Guide to antique, it classified rock crystal under the genre of quartz, further elaborating that it is a rock-like, crystalized, colorless and transparent like glass, which in turn makes it a great material for snuff bottles. There are many kinds of rock crystals and quartz, like hair crystal and bristle crystal just to name a few. The inside painted snuff bottle was developed and quickly assumed an important position within the snuff bottle world during the Late Qing period. Many considered the greatest innovation in artistic style introduced by snuff bottle crafters during that period was the art of interior painting, as these pieces show a thorough training in the arts of an experienced painter. Ma Shaoxuan was capable of fine work and in his superb portraits of leading Qing officials and personalities of the time and extended the frontiers of the art in notable fashion. Amber Looking at the fabulous panoply of materials and colours, one can clearly see the myriad worlds of Qing artistic expression. In Guide to antiques, it defined "amber as a mined substance and these pine resin was buried and past through time and ages with the change of earth crust. "While translucent pale yellow is commonly known as golden amber, the dark yellow to orange amber is referred to as blood amber and the opaque not fully matured fine resin is referred to as beeswax. In Yong Lu's Leisurely Inquiry, it posits that "In the past, yellow amber was favored. Recent years golden amber of pale yellow is preferred."

Porcelain As a general rule, many porcelain bottles of Imperial origin were manufactured in the Imperial kilns at Jingdezhen and subsequently delivered to the Imperial court. One may say porcelain bottles were the very first stuff bottles as historically cylindrical shaped porcelain bottled were utilized for storage of medicine during the Ming dynasty long before snuff bottle became prevalent. Some of these were later re-purposed for storing snuff. In Yong Lu's Leisurely inquiry, it posits, "For highly priced porcelain snuff bottles, some were believed to be dated at Ming dynasty and used for medicine before." Since the Kongxi period, it begun to produce porcelain bottles shaped in the old cylindrical style. It was not until Qianlong period that snuff bottles took on the shape of the more diverse traditional snuff bottle. Agate In Guide to Antique, it defines that "Agate is a type of quartz similar to chalcedony in texture. It comes in many colors. Some are multi-color with grey and white layers. The best quality agate is one with shine and colored red as blood clot, known as Jiatai agate." The silhouette agate snuff bottles represent a group in which the natural markings and inclusions within the material are utilized to create the quality of a painting. The agate bottle with the imagery of an eagle in the present collection is a potent example of this group. In Yong Lu's Leisurely inquiry, it posits, "Agate has many colors and forms. Some have suffused patterns similar to silk thread, pine branches or macaroni and itself a natural picture." Besides glass and porcelain mentioned above, agate is one of the most popular material used to make snuff bottles as the texture of the material is well-suited for storing snuff historically. Metal Metal enamel on snuff bottle can be referred to as yangcai. This group of bottles required multiple strenuous steps in its manufacture process. For instance, after the enamel paint was applied, it was return to the kiln for re-firing and often takes an experienced eye in order for the decorative motif to turn out the intended way. The cloisonné enameled bottle in the present collection is magnificently decorated with a continuous design of gilted millefleurs beneath a neckband of formalized ruyi motifs, which constitute one of the classical form that is highly sough after by connoisseurs and collectors. Hornbill Hornbill is a large bird with a hornlike red excrescence on the upper part of its bill. The exterior is "red as fire and the interior is yellow as cooked chestnuts." Hedinghong was poisonous and cause instant death according to Chinese legend. Moreover, hornbill was also used for the manufacture of various kinds of scholar's objects including belt buckles and snuff bottles during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Among the greatest carvers of the material was the scholarly artist known as Baishi, whose has worked on numerous bottles that are similar in decorative style as a hornbill bottle in the present collection. Yixing As the literati at times prefer snuff bottles made of organic materials or relatively common materials instead of lavish precious materials, it created an incentive for bottles made with different materials such as Yixing. Although the material may have been relatively easy to find, it was handled with the upmost care and attention to details. Being superbly crafted and finished to the extend that they have been transformed into great works of art by their elegance in shape and their superb hollowing out such as the Yixing bottle in the present collection. It is part of the abiding charm of the dainty treasure of a snuff bottle that in so many instances an object made primarily for use has had such care invested in its manufacture as to transform it into a work of art. Each of the bottles is endowed with that extra touch either in design, color, conception, craftsmanship or a combination of the aforementioned criteria. It truly testify to its status as a miniature form of art that exhibits a unique combination of tactile and visual appeal.

Lot 9001

Lot 9002

A GREEN GLASS FACETED FLORET SNUFF BOTTLE

A FINE JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE

Of decagonal form with a flat foot below the cylindrical neck, the multifaceted surface skillfully executed to form a formalized central floret on both sides, the gradient green converges from a dark to emerald green in the center, suffused with minute air-bubbles.

Of bulbous form resting on a gently concave foot below the cylindrical neck, the well-polished stone mottled with naturalistic apple-green and greyish white inclusions.

19TH CENTURY

QING DYNASTY

H: 6 cm

H: 6.9 cm In retrospect, the origin of the faceted decoration epitomize by the present lot was introduced by the Catholic missionaries, who were recruited to enhance the development at the palace glass workshop. Compare with another glass faceted flower snuff bottle, illustrated in The Imperial connection. Court related Chinese snuff bottles. The Humphrey K.F. Hui collection , Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.17. HK$ 12,000 - 20,000 NT$ 47,000 - 78,000 US$ 1,500 - 2,600

19世紀綠色玻璃磨花十角鼻煙壺十角扁瓶形，直口，平底。通體呈亮綠色半透明玻璃。正反兩面磨成減地朵花形開光，開光外作規則的幾何棱面，素雅之餘，更添視覺與觸覺的趣味變化。上配粉紅色碧璽頂蓋。

HK$ 15,000 - 28,000 NT$ 59,000 - 109,000 US$ 1,900 - 3,600

清翠玉光素鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，豐肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體光素不施任何紋飾，然翠綠與粉白相間，宛如湖面一縷輕煙冉冉升起，既引人遐思，更讓人心情愉悅，撫之再三，樂趣無窮。

Lot 9003

Lot 9004

A WHITE JADE SPECKLED SNUFF BOTTLE

A RED AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE

Of compressed ovoal form resting on a flat foot, intersperse with naturalistic russet inclusions.

Of compressed form rising to a gently rounded shoulder, surmounted on a straight foot rim, the semi-translucent stone of variegated golden red, the surface finely and extensively crizzled.

QING DYNASTY

H: 6 cm

QIANLONG AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

H: 7.8 cm HK$ 20,000 - 32,000 NT$ 78,000 - 125,000 US$ 2,600 - 4,100

清白玉灑金黃鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，短頸溜肩，腹下漸收，平底。通體光素，但玉石表面滿布褐色不規則點狀皮色，有如斑斕點金，光耀熠熠，增添視覺逸趣。底部署有篆字款。

PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s New York, 1997 The material of the present lot is of a superb quality that the brilliance in colour and the fascinating internal patterns show its appeal without the need for further embellishment. Compare with another amber snuff bottle, illustrated in The complete collection of treasures of the palace museum. Snuff bottles . Hong Kong, 2003, pl. 116, p.73. HK$ 20,000 - 32,000 NT$ 78,000 - 125,000 US$ 2,600 - 4,100

清乾隆蜜蠟光素鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，溜肩，圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體呈橙紅色，不透明，局部可見綹痕肌理，器型飽滿，光素無紋，上配翠綠色頂蓋。來源：1997年紐約蘇富比秋拍。

Lot 9005

Lot 9006

AN AVENTURINE SPECKLED AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE

AN AGATE 'DRAGON AND CRANES' SNUFF BOTTLE

Of compressed form rising to the gently sloped shoulder from a wide protruding footrim, the semi translucent stone clouded with delicate strikes of naturalistic golden inclusions.

Of compressed form rising to a gently rounded shoulder from a wide oval foot, finely decorated on one side with a fierce scaly dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl amidst swirling stylised clouds, the reverse with the nostalgic scene of a pair of cranes amidst a bamboo forest, its feather finely accentuated by the golden hue of the design.

19TH CENTURY

H: 7.7 cm The semi-translucent bottle is of a rich orange tone of aesthetic quality, the formation of the naturalistic golden inclusions and the coloration of the veining suggest time lapse of the amber. Historically, pine resin was "buried and past through time and ages with the change of earth crust." In Yong Lu’s Leisurely Inquiry , it posits that “In the past, yellow amber was favored. Recent years golden amber of pale yellow is preferred.” Compare with an aventurine speckle amber bottle in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, illustrated in The National Palace monthly of Chinese art , Issue 92, Taipei, p.16. HK$ 30,000 - 42,000 NT$ 117,000 - 164,000 US$ 3,900 - 5,400

19世紀金絲琥珀光素鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，短頸溜肩，扁形長方腹，橢圓形圈足。通體呈金紅色，半透明，強光下可見蜘蛛網狀斑肌理，手感重量甚輕，上配銅鎏金如意紋頂蓋。

QING DYNASTY

H: 7.5 cm HK$ 40,000 - 60,000 NT$ 156,000 - 234,000 US$ 5,200 - 7,700

清墨晶雲龍紋鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，短頸溜肩，扁形長方腹，橢圓形圈足。兩面雕工，通體以細如游絲的針刻技法，一面雕祥龍戲珠，一面刻竹石仙鶴，雕工清雅，寓意吉祥，是一件難能可貴的箇中精品。

Lot 9007

Lot 9008

AN AGATE ‘EAGLES’ SNUFF BOTTLE

AN AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE

Of globular form rising to a cylindrical neck from a protruding flat foot, the deep darkish brown naturalistic inclusions delicately accentuating the contours of the pair of eagles swaying against the lighter areas of the stone, set between an archaistic animal mask suspending ring handle.

The well-hollowed bulbous body carved in mid-relief on one side with an eagle and bear, its eyes and feather finely incised, the reverse with a longbearded fisherman with a fishing rod in one hand and a scaly fish in the other, the stone mottled with naturalistic dark russet inclusions highlighting the exquisite contours of the design.

QING DYNASTY

H: 6.9 cm The present lot illustrates the exceptional talent in utilizing the darker inclusions of the agate to portray an intricate design of a pair of eagles flying amidst the boundless sky. HK$ 45,000 - 62,000 NT$ 176,000 - 242,000 US$ 5,800 - 8,000

清瑪瑙巧作「雙鷹圖」獸首銜環耳鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，豐肩圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體呈黃褐色，局部有深褐色斑。外壁利用天然色差，巧雕寫意式雙鷹，畫面空靈清新，予人簡潔生動的美好聯想，兩側淺浮獸首銜環為耳鋬。

19TH CENTURY

H: 6.2 cm The silhouette agate snuff bottles represent a group in which the natural markings and inclusions within the material are utilized to create the quality of a painting. In Yong Lu’s Leisurely inquiry, it posits, “Agate has many colors and forms. Some have suffused patterns similar to silk thread, pine branches or macaroni and itself a natural picture.” The eagle and bear motif is connotative of the notion 'yingxiong' and it is often reffered to as a pun for the word 'hero'. More specifically, the words 'ying ', eagle and 'xiong ', bear, are homophones of the Chinese word 'yingxiong', which translates as hero. Compare with another agate snuff bottle with the decorative motif of eagles, illustrated in The complete collection of treasures of the palace museum. Snuff bottles . Hong Kong, 2003, pl.252, p.163. See also another, illustrated in Chinese snuff bottle , Hugh M Moss ltd, London, 1970, pl.108, p.32. HK$ 30,000 - 42,000 NT$ 117,000 - 164,000 US$ 3,900 - 5,400

清瑪瑙巧作「英雄」鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，豐肩圓腹，底部微內凹。通體呈褐色，褐色深淺有別，外壁利用天然色差巧雕蒼鷹立於熊背之上，表徵「英雄」之意。除此之外，另一面亦利用巧雕技法，浮雕漁樵形象，似也有「豐收」的吉祥寓意。全器雕工精美，瑞徵明顯，是一件清妙玲瓏的掌中佳器。

Lot 9009

Lot 9010

AN AGATE 'ROOSTERS' SNUFF BOTTLE

AN UNDERGLAZED COPPER RED AND BLUE SNUFF BOTTLE

MID-QING

19TH CENTURY

Of slightly compressed globular form rising to a cylindrical neck from a gently concave foot, exquisitely carved with a continuous scene of two opposing roosters amidst flowering plum blossoms with further inscriptions reading Jinya mantang ronghua fugui on the right corner, the design further accentuated by the naturalistic russet inclusions.

Of cylindrical form rising to a slightly convex lip from a flat circular foot, decorated with a continuous scene of travellers enroute to their destination with a leash on their domesticated horses, all amidst a mountainous landscape rendered in cobalt red.

H: 7 cm

H: 9.1 cm

HK$ 90,000 - 120,000

HK$ 15,000 - 25,000

NT$ 352,000 - 469,000

NT$ 59,000 - 98,000

US$ 11,600 - 15,500

US$ 1,900 - 3,200

清中期瑪瑙巧作「金玉滿堂」鼻煙壺

19世紀青花釉裡紅「仙人引路」鼻煙壺

扁瓶形，直口，豐肩圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體呈淡褐色，半透明。全器利用深褐色斑巧雕梅樹與雙雞，雄雞視覺所指留白處，並鐫有「金玉滿堂，榮華富貴」八字陽文銘。

直口短頸，溜肩，筒形腹，圈足。通體以銅紅釉繪出遠山近陂，復以鈷藍釉勾寫人物牽馬，所繪人物仙風道骨，長劍揹肩，手指前方，故有「仙人引路」的美好寓意。

Lot 9011

Lot 9012

A GREEN ENAMELED ‘DRAGON’ SNUFF BOTTLE

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘MAGPIES AND PRUNUS’ SNUFF BOTTLE

YONGZHENG AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

Of cylindrical form rising to a slightly convex lip from a flat circular foot, enameled in green with a continuous design of an Imperial five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, the unglazed foot with a double concentric band. H: 8.3 cm In retrospect, many porcelain bottles of Imperial origin were manufactured in the Imperial kilns at Jingdezhen and subsequently delivered to the Imperial court. Some speculate that porcelain bottles were the very first stuff bottles as historically cylindrical-shaped porcelain bottled were utilized for storage of medicine during the Ming Dynasty. Some of these bottles were later re-purposed for storing snuff. In Yong Lu’s Leisurely inquiry , it posits, “For highly priced porcelain snuff bottles, some were believed to be dated to Ming dynasty and used for medicine before.” Compare with a similarly decorated porcelain snuff bottle, illustrated in Chinese snuff bottle , Hugh M. Moss, London, 1970, pl.321, p.78. HK$ 50,000 - 80,000 NT$ 195,000 - 313,000 US$ 6,400 - 10,300

清雍正綠彩行龍戲珠紋鼻煙壺直口短頸，溜肩，筒形腹，圈足，底足書青花「雍正年製」雙行四字雙圈楷書款。通體以綠彩繪行龍，墨筆勾勒細節，火珠與舌肉飾紅彩，行龍張牙舞爪，氣勢威猛，頂配銅嵌珊瑚帽蓋。

19TH CENTURY

Of cylindrical form rising to a slightly convex lip from a flat circular foot, decorated with a continuous scene of magpies perching upon or flying around a blossoming prunus tree and a series of rocky outcrops. H: 8.8 cm HK$ 15,000 - 30,000 NT$ 59,000 - 117,000 US$ 1,900 - 3,900

19世紀青花「喜上眉梢」鼻煙壺直口短頸，溜肩，筒形腹，圈足，底足澀胎無釉。通體以青花描繪紋樣，口沿下飾一匝雲肩紋，腹壁繪梅樹與喜鵲，梅枝斜倚，朵梅綻放，又畫面疏朗，意境悠遠，更有「喜上眉梢」的吉祥寓意。

Lot 9013 A FAMILLE ROSE 'FLOWERS AND SWALLOWS' SNUFF BOTTLE DAOGUANG AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

Of tapering baluster form, decorated with six protruding vertical panels, all enameled with scenes of birds, grasshopper and cicada amidst flowering branches of the four seasons below a band of lappets encircling the shoulder, interspersed with stylised foliage scrolls against a yellow ground, the base with a red-enameled four-character kaishu mark. H: 6.5 cm The precision of enameling and beauty of the workmanship of the present lot is of a superb quality. For another enamel on glass bottle decorated with blossoming flowers and swallows from the Qing court collection, currently preserved in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, see Snuff Bottles in the

Collection of the National Palace Museum , Taipei, 1992, p.107, pl.64. HK$ 60,000 - 90,000 NT$ 234,000 - 352,000 US$ 7,700 - 11,600

清道光粉彩花瓣形開光花卉草蟲紋鼻煙壺花瓣形，直口，口沿起唇，豐肩，肩以下漸收，圈足。頸壁飾一匝如意雲肩紋，雲肩紋之上滿塗黃彩，黃地之上點綴一圈作等距排列的藍色實心點圈紋，肩壁浮雕一圈覆式蓮瓣紋，蓮瓣紋之上滿塗金彩。壺體藍料波浪紋之下做六瓣花瓣形開光，開光內白地之上以多色粉彩釉繪工筆花卉草蟲，開光外黃釉地上勾勒藍彩捲葉紋，近底足兩道金彩弦紋自然形成寬帶紋，寬帶紋內滿飾藍彩皮球花，底足書紅彩「道光年製」雙行四字篆書款。是件花瓣形鼻煙壺造型特殊，所繪工筆花卉草蟲，用筆細膩，構圖清雅，是一件既具有濃郁宮廷裝飾況味，同時又不失人文逸趣的精美佳器。

Lot 9014 A FINE WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of compressed circular form rising from a wide protruding oval foot to a cylindrical neck, the unadorned material of a magnificent quality. H: 6 cm Compare with a white nephrite bottle of plain form, illustrated in Chinese snuff bottle , Hugh M Moss ltd, London, 1970, pl. 9 and pl.10, p.9. HK$ 40,000 - 60,000 NT$ 156,000 - 234,000 US$ 5,200 - 7,700

清白玉光素鼻煙壺直口，豐肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。是件煙壺以整料和闐白玉雕成，玉質甚佳，凝潤緻密。雖不施任何裝飾紋樣，一任光素，卻具有簡約秀美的高雅氣質，難掩大器不琢的哲學禪思。

Lot 9015 AN AVENTURINE WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY

Of compressed form with a flat surface on one side, surmounted by a straight neck above the oval foot, the stone of a translucent quality, finely incised with inscriptions in regular script on one side, the reverse interspersed with the presence of brown caramel inclusions. H: 7.6 cm HK$ 70,000 - 95,000 NT$ 273,000 - 371,000 US$ 9,000 - 12,200

19世紀白玉留皮灑金鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底部急斂，橢圓形圈足。通體一面留皮，皮色呈灑金黃，有如一抹紅霞；另一面陰刻〈柳浪聞鶯〉七絕詩，詩曰：柳蔭深靄玉壺清，碧浪搖空舞袖輕；林外鶯聲啼不盡，畫船何處又吹笙。是件煙壺玉色對比強烈，整器如紅霞映雪，意境悠邈。再加上所鐫詩銘，字體工整，行氣連綿，能臻上乘佳器之流。

Lot 9016 A WHITE JADE 'DEITIES' SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of slender globular form with a recessed foot below the rounded shoulders, painted on one side with a figure taming a lively snake, the reverse with a deitry holding an attribute in one hand and a basket of offerings in the other, the well-polished stone of a luminous even tone. H: 6.7 cm HK$ 30,000 - 42,000 NT$ 117,000 - 164,000 US$ 3,900 - 5,400

清白玉雕神話人物鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底部急斂，橢圓形圈足。兩面雕工，俱以細如針刻的髮雕技法，一面雕法僧鬥蛇，一面雕仙姑作法，綜合觀之，或是法海鬥白蛇的神話故事。所雕人物情節生動，讓人不禁墜入時光隧道，泠然稱妙。

Lot 9017

Lot 9018

A WHITE JADE ‘HORSE’ SNUFF BOTTLE

A WHITE JADE ‘CICADA’ SNUFF BOTTLE

Well hollowed and skillfully carved from a white pebble, one side depicting a horse with its mane swaying delicately within a circular roundel, the reverse similarly decorated, both designs rendered in relief.

Skillfully worked to the form of a cicada with bulging eyes and closed wings, the well-polished stone of an even tone with minute areas of russet inclusions.

H: 7.2 cm

L: 7.2 cm

HK$ 45,000 - 55,000

HK$ 50,000 - 80,000

NT$ 176,000 - 215,000

NT$ 195,000 - 313,000

US$ 5,800 - 7,100

US$ 6,400 - 10,300

清白玉開光立馬圖鼻煙壺

19世紀白玉蟬形鼻煙壺

直口，短頸，溜肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底部急斂，橢圓形圈足。玉質甚佳，局部有褐色綹線，腹壁以減地技法做橢圓形開光，開光內浮雕一駿馬，駿馬呈行馳貌，很難不讓人聯想起「踏花歸來馬蹄香」的旖旎情節。

鼻煙壺作蟬形，以和闐白玉雕成，蟬口為壺口，蟬眼與背的凹凸乃至腹部構造均雕琢細膩，雙翼收於背上，惟渾圓的造型，在適合把玩之餘，更有「露重飛難進，風多響易沉。無人信高潔，誰為表予心。」的清高寄託。

QING DYNASTY

19TH CENTURY

Lot 9019 A WHITE JADE ‘ARCHAISTIC DRAGONS’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of compressed globular form resting on a flatten base, finely worked with a confronting pair of archaistic dragons on one side, the geometric archaic design repeated on the reverse, the wellpolished stone with areas of minute golden caramel inclusions. H: 6.4 cm Compare with another jade snuff bottle embellished with an archaistic dragon motif, illustrated in The Imperial connection. Court related Chinese snuff bottles. The Humphrey K.F. Hui collection , Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.59. HK$ 100,000 - 180,000 NT$ 391,000 - 703,000 US$ 12,900 - 23,200

清白玉夔龍紋鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底部急斂，平底。白玉雕成，玉質潔白，局部有淺褐色斑。腹壁以壓地隱起技法，淺浮雕雙夔龍紋，夔龍面面相覷，脗部與腳尾相抵，紋樣典雅，予人麗質清新的美學氣息。

Lot 9020 A WHITE JADE TREASURE SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Worked in the form of a bundled treasure bag delicately tied with a ribbon in a bow securing the enclosure, exquisitely rendered with a pair of playful monkeys near the opening of the treasure bag, the well-polished stone of an even celadon tone. L: 7.5 cm HK$ 70,000 - 100,000 NT$ 273,000 - 391,000 US$ 9,000 - 12,900

清白玉「包君封侯」鼻煙壺鼻煙壺作巾袋包袱形，短頸，溜肩，腹下漸廣，圜底。白玉雕成，玉質溫潤，口沿與頸部作絲繩繫袋貌，包袱口沿下並浮雕一攀附靈猴，若以圖必有意，意必吉祥的圖像角度觀察，是件鼻煙壺應有「包君封侯」的吉祥美意。

Lot 9021

Lot 9022

A WHITE JADE DOUBLE GOURD SNUFF BOTTLE

A JADE ‘EGGPLANT’ SNUFF BOTTLE

Worked in the form of a double guard, with naturalistic caramel inclusions near the waist and the extremities of the mouth rim.

Exquisitely worked to the form of an eggplant, the spinach green coloration of the stone skillfully rendered forming the leafy stem issuing the luscious plant.

QING DYNASTY

H 7.3 cm

QING DYNASTY

L: 7 cm HK$ 70,000 - 100,000 NT$ 273,000 - 391,000 US$ 9,000 - 12,900

清白玉葫蘆形鼻煙壺鼻煙壺作葫蘆形，短頸，束腰，圜底。白玉雕成，玉質凝潤，局部有褐色肌理，通體光素，惟頂蓋刻意強調蒂梗裝飾，以致從葫蘆勾藤的圖像意義追索，實不難聯想「福壽綿長」的吉祥寓意。

Compare with another jade snuff bottle worked in the form if an eggplant, illustrated in The complete collection of treasures of the palace museum. Snuff bottles . Hong Kong, 2003, pl. 203, p.139. See another of eggplant form, illustrated in The Imperial connection. Court related Chinese snuff bottles The Humphrey K.F. Hui collection , Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.81. HK$ 50,000 - 80,000 NT$ 195,000 - 313,000 US$ 6,400 - 10,300

清白玉鑲碧玉蒂茄形鼻煙壺鼻煙壺作長茄形，肩部套鑲碧玉花葉為萼托，碧玉茄蒂形為蓋，通體造型自然生動，逼真寫實，又所選和闐白玉，玉質潔白凝練，綠白對比鮮明，誠為上乘佳器。比對：台北故宮博物院藏有一套清18世紀〈玉茄鼻煙壺〉與本拍品風格雷同，詳見：侯怡利主編，《通嚏輕揚：鼻煙壺文化特展》，台北：國立故宮博物院，2012年，頁266-267。

Lot 9023 A SUZHOU ‘AUTUMN ACTIVITIES’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Well hollowed resting on a protruding oval foot below the slender shoulder, one side decorated with an elderly under the shade of a willow tree, leaning against the fenced pavilion holding a staff in his hand, conversing with a fisherman sailing on his sampan with a tiled fish basket, the reverse with a rider crossing the bridge, followed by his attendant carrying a bundle in his hand, flanked by archaistic inscriptions reading Jiu chuan mai de yu pian mei on one side and Ta xue gu lai jiu bei xiang on the other. PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s London, 5 November 1998, lot 617 H: 7.5 cm HK$ 60,000 - 90,000 NT$ 234,000 - 352,000 US$ 7,700 - 11,600

清白套褐色玻璃唐人詩意圖鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底部急斂，橢圓形圈足。白地套褐色玻璃，屬揚州工，一面飾「就船買魚」，一面飾「踏雪沽酒」，兩邊署有七言詩句，分別是「就船買得魚偏美」與「踏雪沽來酒倍香」。正所謂畫中有詩，詩中有畫，觀賞本件鼻煙壺亦作如是觀。註：本件鼻煙壺所署詩句，出自唐代詩人杜荀鶴的〈冬末同友人泛瀟湘〉，原詩作：殘臘泛舟何處好，最多吟興是瀟湘。就船買得魚偏美，踏雪沽來酒倍香。猿到夜深啼嶽麓，雁知春近別衡陽。與君剩采江山景，裁取新詩入帝鄉。來源：1998年11月2號，香港蘇富比秋拍，編號617。

Lot 9024 A RED OVERLAY GLASS 'SQUIRRELS AND GRAPES' SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

The flattened globular body finely carved through the red overlays on both sides with strands of grapes issuing from leafy foliage, a playful squirrel appearing below an auspicious bat on each side feeding on the succulent fruit. H: 7 cm PROVENANE: JSL Auction, March 1999 Compare with a bottle embellished with a continuous scene of squirrels amidst grapes, illustrated in Chinese snuff bottles. From the collection of the Rt.Hon. The marquess of Exeter . Hugh Moss ltd. London, 1974, G.72, pp.78-79.

HK$ 15,000 - 25,000 NT$ 59,000 - 98,000 US$ 1,900 - 3,200

清白套紅玻璃松鼠葡萄紋鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。白地套紅玻璃，兩面紋樣雷同，俱是松鼠停駐於葡萄藤蔓的圖像，主題圖像之外並飾有作飛翔的蝙蝠，當是「天降福兆，多子多孫」的吉祥寓意。來源：1999年3月景薰樓春拍。

Lot 9025 A RED OVERLAY GLASS ‘PEONY’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of pear-shaped form with the foot rim formed as rockworks issuing further outcrops and leafy vines bearing a decadent blossoming peony below a flittering butterfly in near proximity. PROVENANE: JSL Auction, March 1999 H: 5.2 cm

HK$ 30,000 - 45,000 NT$ 117,000 - 176,000 US$ 3,900 - 5,800

清白套紅玻璃折枝牡丹紋鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。白地套紅玻璃，作折枝牡丹花卉圖樣，枝葉扶疏，牡丹綻放，又牡丹斜出於湖石之上，根據圖像表徵的民俗習慣，然則「富貴長壽」的吉祥寓意自然也就不在話下了。來源：1999年3月景薰樓春拍。

Lot 9026 A RED OVERLAY GLASS ‘LOTUS AND BUDS’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of elongated teardrop form resting on a gently flared foot, the semitranslucent glass superbly carved through the single red overlay with delicate tendrils bearing buds and flowering lotuses on both sides. H: 8.5 cm PROVENANE: JSL Auction, March 1999 The lotus resembles purity and numerous progeny. Many believe that its roots are of a jade like whiteness and the glistening drops of water resting on its spread leaves are symbolic of Buddhist enlightenment. The workmanship and control of the medium exhibits by the present lot resembles the fluidity one would find on a painting while the juxtaposition of the layers of colors are reflective of dimensions. HK$ 15,000 - 25,000 NT$ 59,000 - 98,000 US$ 1,900 - 3,200

清白套紅玻璃一束蓮鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，溜肩，垂腹，橢圓形圈足。白地套紅玻璃，兩面紋樣雷同，作一束蓮圖樣，蓮花亭亭玉立，香遠益清，生動流暢之餘，更有自勉人「一路清廉」的砥礪。來源：1999年3月景薰樓春拍。

Lot 9027 AN EMERALD BLUE WITH GOLD SPLASHES SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY

Of bulbous form resting on a slightly concave flattened foot below the cylindrical neck, the semi-translucent emerald blue accentuated by splashes of golden speckles. H: 6 cm During mid-Qing, glass production had begun its shape as a matured art. The enhancement in colors such as emerald red, emerald green and also emerald blue of the present lot was continuous while other new colors were developed simultaneously. HK$ 12,000 - 20,000 NT$ 47,000 - 78,000 US$ 1,500 - 2,600

19世紀寶藍色灑金星玻璃鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，平底。通體寶藍色透明玻璃，上灑金星斑點，宛如夜空中的閃閃繁星，具有引人遐思的美好意境。 34

Lot 9028

Lot 9029

AN IMPERIAL YELLOW SNUFF BOTTLE

A GLASS OVERLAY ‘CAT AND BUTTERFLY’ SNUFF BOTTLE

QING DYNASTY (1780-1830)

QING DYNASTY (1800-1850)

Of ovoal form resting on a recessed foot with a straight footrim below the cylindrical neck, the plain body set between a stylized animal mask suspending a ring handle to each shoulder. H: 6 cm HK$ 19,000 - 28,000 NT$ 74,000 - 109,000 US$ 2,400 - 3,600

清(1780-1830) 黃玻璃獸首銜環耳鼻煙壺直口，短頸，豐肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底部急斂，橢圓形圈足。通體黃色玻璃，光素無紋，惟兩側浮雕獸首銜環為耳。是類黃色玻璃，俗稱：雞油黃，質地勻淨溫潤，嬌嫩平滑，能顯尊貴的皇家風采。

The opaque glass with a flat lip and wide protruding foot, finely carved through the overlay with a potted flowering plant above which an egret and auspicious bat flitters, the reverse with a seated plump cat on the pierced garden rockworks with flowering outcrops looking upon a pair of butterflies and auspicious bat, flanked by animal masks suspending ring handles on the narrow sides. H: 7 cm PROVENANCE: Bonham’s San Francisco HK$ 27,000 - 42,000 NT$ 105,000 - 164,000 US$ 3,500 - 5,400

清(1800-1850) 白套五色「耄耋」圖鼻煙壺直口，短頸，豐肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底部急斂，橢圓形圈足。白地套粉紅、綠、藍、黃、褐等五色玻璃，兩面雕工，一面作貓戲彩蝶圖，寓意耄耋長壽，另一面作盆花喜鵲圖，似有「歡天喜地」的吉祥寓意。通體紋樣疏朗淡雅，為多色套料玻璃的精采之作。來源：舊金山邦瀚斯

Lot 9030

Lot 9031

A ‘CHILONG’ SNUFF BOTTLE

AN OVERLAY ‘AUSPICIOUS CARPS’ SNUFF BOTTLE

The well hollowed body with a recessed foot, carved through the overlay with an identical design on each side of two formalized, archaistic chilongs facing each other below a formalized shou medallion, their tails and paws conjoined.

The semi-translucent material with a flat lip above the slightly recessed foot surrounded by a straight footrim, finely carved through the overlay with a continuous scene of multiple auspicious scaly carps protruding out of turbulent waves.

PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s September 1995

H: 6.7 cm

QING DYNASTY (1800-1860)

H: 7.7 cm HK$ 27,000 - 42,000 NT$ 105,000 - 164,000

19TH CENTURY

PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s New York Compare with a very similar overlay snuff bottle embellished with a carp, illustrated in Chinese snuff bottle , Hugh M Moss ltd, London, 1970, pl.203, p.52.

US$ 3,500 - 5,400 HK$ 12,000 - 20,000

清(1800-1860) 珍珠地套黃色玻璃「雙螭拱壽」圖鼻煙壺

NT$ 47,000 - 78,000

直口，短頸，豐肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底部急斂，橢圓形圈足。透明珍珠地套黃色玻璃，兩面構圖雷同，作高浮雕雙螭拱壽圖，所飾紋樣典雅清麗，工整精緻，信為進呈萬壽貢禮的宮廷美器。

19世紀白套藍玻璃「年年有餘」鼻煙壺

來源：1995年9月蘇富比秋拍

US$ 1,500 - 2,600

扁瓶形，直口，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。半透明白地套藍色玻璃，鯰魚翻騰於浪濤之上，兩側蓮葉搖曳，形塑出「年年有餘」的吉祥寓意。是件鼻煙壺構圖紋樣維妙維肖，工藝精湛，上配珊瑚頂蓋。來源：紐約蘇富比

Lot 9032 A TRANSLUCENT ‘BLUE SWIRLS’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY (1730-1780)

Of compressed pear-shaped form resting on a protruding straight footrim, mottled with irregular swirls of ocean blue, suffused with minute air bubbles. PROVENANCE: Christie's London H: 6.5 cm HK$ 12,000 - 20,000 NT$ 47,000 - 78,000 US$ 1,500 - 2,600

清(1730-1780) 透明玻璃攪藍斑鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。攪色玻璃工藝，壺體為透明玻璃，裝飾藍色斑點，局部可見漂浮的氣泡，通體如夢幻般的流動深海仰望，意境悠遠，典雅俏麗。來源：倫敦佳士得

Lot 9033 AN AUSPICIOUS ‘FISH AND LOTUS’ SNUFF BOTTLE 18TH /19TH CENTURY

Of compressed circular form rising to a flat mouth rim, decorated on the exterior with a continuous scene of fishes and buds encircling the body with additional coiling leaves constituting the base, all rendered in high relief, interspersed with speckles of minute air bubbles. PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, December 2003 H: 6 cm HK$ 27,000 - 35,000 NT$ 105,000 - 137,000 US$ 3,500 - 4,500

18/19世紀透明紫色玻璃「年年有餘」鼻煙壺直口，溜肩，圓腹，腹下漸收，荷葉形底足。通體為紫色玻璃，腹部以上一任光素，腹部以下高浮雕魚戲蓮葉圖，全器裝飾紋樣，除能增添蓮塘清趣的文人雅思外，更表徵「年年有餘」的吉祥寓意。來源：2003年12月紐約蘇富比秋拍

Lot 9034

Lot 9035

AN 'CHICKEN OIL' YELLOW SNUFF BOTTLE

A GLASS 'ROBIN SNIPE EYE' SNUFF BOTTLE

Of compressed jar-shaped form resting on a narrow flattened foot below the everted mouth rim, the plain body accentuating its luscious tone of chicken oil yellow.

Of compressed globular form resting on a straight footrim, decorate all over the plain white body with a Robin snipe eye motif infused with dimensionality.

H: 4 cm

H: 6 cm

HK$ 35,000 - 45,000

HK$ 39,000 - 48,000

NT$ 137,000 - 176,000

NT$ 152,000 - 188,000

US$ 4,500 - 5,800

US$ 5,000 - 6,200

清乾隆黃玻璃光素鼻煙壺

18/19世紀早白色玻璃攪鴝鷸眼鼻煙壺

扁瓶形，直口，豐肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，平底微內凹。通體黃色玻璃，光素無紋，不施任何紋樣，惟玻璃呈明顯的「雞油黃」色，又造型袖珍雅巧，故知為乾隆朝的黃料精品。

扁瓶形，直口，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體涅白玻璃地上攪鴝鷸眼裝飾，鴝鷸眼排列錯落零星，惟在白地的襯托下，更讓人有一種深邃神秘的無垠聯想，是攪色玻璃工藝中，殊罕少見的難得精品。

QIANLONG AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

18TH / 19TH CENTURY

Lot 9036

Lot 9037

A RARE HORNBILL SNUFF BOTTLE

A DOUBLE GOURD SNUFF BOTTLE

Of compressed globular form rising to a cylindrical neck from a straight footrim, flanked by a pair of auspicious bats on the narrow sides.

Of double guard form resting on a flat foot, the slightly raised concave body left unadorned.

H: 6.7 cm

H: 6.5 cm

Hornbill is a large bird with a hornlike red excrescence on the upper part of its bill. The exterior is "red" as fire and the interior is yellow as cooked chestnuts", Hedinghong was poisonous and cause instant death. according to Chinese legend, Hornbill was a precious substance used for the manufacture of various kinds of scholar’s objects including belt buckles and snuff bottles during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Among the greatest carvers of the material was the scholarly artist known as Baishi , who has worked on numerous bottles that are similar in decorative style as the present lot. Compare with another hornbill snuff bottle flanked by ring handles but with a further roundel of decorative motif in the centre, illustrated in Chinese snuff bottles. From the collection of the Rt.Hon. The marquess of Exeter . Hugh Moss ltd. London, 1974, pl.0.26, pp.12-13.

Compare with a jade snuff bottle of double-guard form, illustrated in Chinese snuff bottle , Hugh M Moss ltd, London, 1970, pl.41, p.16.

QING DYNASTY

HK$ 50,000 - 80,000 NT$ 195,000 - 313,000 US$ 6,400 - 10,300

清鶴頂紅雕蝙蝠耳鼻煙壺直口，短頸，豐肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底部急斂，橢圓形圈足。以盔犀鳥頭胄，即俗稱鶴頂紅有機料雕成，通體呈蜜蠟黃，光素無紋，兩側利用天然紅色皮斑，巧雕作飛翔貌的蝙蝠。上配鶴頂紅頂蓋。

QING DYNASTY

HK$ 15,000 - 25,000 NT$ 59,000 - 98,000 US$ 1,900 - 3,200

清匏製葫蘆形鼻煙壺鼻煙壺葫蘆形，直口短頸，束腰豐腹，平底。通體光素，匏製伊始即採雕模為範，然後套於葫蘆之上，聽任其生長，故需一段時日才得以完成，不僅製作曠日廢時，而且成功率不可完成預期，故知其難能可貴也。

Lot 9038 AN AMBER 'SCHOLARS AMIDST PINE' SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of compressed globular form resting on a wide protruding footrim below the cylindrical neck, carved on one side with a maiden dressed with a loose robe and a flowing ribbon holding a fan beside a flittering butterfly, the reverse depicting a sage holding a staff in one hand, next to his attendant below a bird amidst a luscious pine forest. H: 6.9 cm Compare with an amber snuff bottle with a continuous design of figures under luscious pine, illustrated in Chinese snuff bottles. From the collection of the Rt.Hon. The marquess of Exeter . Hugh Moss ltd. London, 1974, pl.0.39, pp.16-17. HK$ 120,000 - 200,000 NT$ 469,000 - 781,000 US$ 15,500 - 25,800

清蜜蠟人物鼻煙壺直口，短頸，豐肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底部急斂，橢圓形圈足。以橘紅色蜜蠟雕成，兩面雕工，皆採剔地技法雕琢滿工紋樣，一面雕松下仕女撲蝶，另一面雕高士策杖行遊圖，所雕人物傳神寫實，具有小品書畫的筆墨逸趣。

Lot 9039 A YIXING SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of compressed circular form rising from a straight footrim to an elongated neck, decorated on one side with the spring scene of a figure standing near the shore next to rocky outcrops appreciating the beautiful lake upon which a sampan sails, the reverse depicting a figure quietly fishing in the lake as a sampan floats in the distance. PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s London, 5 November 1998, lot 622 H: 7 cm The literati also appreciates snuff bottle made of relatively common materials instead of lavish precious materials, this created an incentive for bottles made from different materials such as Yixing. Although the material

may have been relatively easy to find, it was handled with the upmost care and attention to details as epitomizes by the present lot. HK$ 30,000 - 45,000 NT$ 117,000 - 176,000 US$ 3,900 - 5,800

清代紫砂堆泥泛舟垂釣圖鼻煙壺直口，短頸，扁圓形腹，圈足。宜興紫砂燒製而成，腹壁兩面圓形開光，開光內以推泥技法，一面以垂釣為主題，另一面則以倚杖待舟為圖，所飾紋樣如小品冊頁，具有濃郁的文人畫意境。來源：1998年11月5號倫敦蘇富比，Lot 622

Lot 9040 A CLOISONNÉ MILLEFLEURS SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Surmounted with a flat lip above the slightly convex foot, magnificently decorated with a continuous design of gilted millefleurs beneath a neckband of formalized ruyi motifs, the outer footrim not enameled exposing the metal body. H: 6.7 cm PROVENANCE: JSL Auction, March 1999 The present lot required multiple strenuous steps in its manufacture process. The steps involved often takes an experienced eye in order for the decorative motif to turn out the intended way. Compare with another cloisonné snuff bottle embellished with a millefleurs design, illustrated in Chinese snuff bottles. From the collection of the Rt.Hon. The marquess of Exeter . Hugh Moss ltd. London, 1974, E.24, pp.108-109.

HK$ 15,000 - 20,000 NT$ 59,000 - 78,000 US$ 1,900 - 2,600

清銅胎掐絲琺瑯鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體在綠色釉地上，一面作對稱典雅的雙鳳，一面作纏枝花卉紋。底部署有「乾隆年製」雙行四字篆書方框款。來源：1999年3月景薰樓春拍

Lot 9041 AN AGATE ‘SCHOLAR’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Well hollowed and skillfully worked with a continuous scene of a long bearded scholar leaning against a large pine tree appreciating the rockworks in near proximity, skillfully utilizing the russet inclusions to highlight the texture of the gnarled tree trucks and a playful squirrel guarding its four pine nuts, both designs rendered in high relief. H: 6.2 cm PROVENANCE: JSL Auction, March 1999 Compare with two figural agate snuff bottles, illustrated in Chinese snuff bottle , Hugh M Moss ltd, London, 1970, pl.101 and pl.102, p.31. HK$ 25,000 - 38,000 NT$ 98,000 - 148,000 US$ 3,200 - 4,900

清中期瑪瑙巧雕松下高士鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體利用瑪瑙的天然色差巧雕裝飾紋樣，一面浮雕松下高士，高士坐於蒼松下，凝望前方的嶙峋湖石，另一面在冰糖地上，巧雕深褐色松鼠，松鼠作覓食狀，情態可愛。上配珊瑚頂蓋。來源：1999年3月景薰樓春拍

Lot 9042 AN AGATE ‘HEHE ERXIAN’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of compressed globular form rising to a cylindrical neck above the straight footrim, finely worked with a scene of the mythical Immortal twins with their bold heads with long hair draped over their shoulders, with Shide clasping long stems of lotus sprays ending with a large lotus leaf shielding his head, Hanshan seated beside his round wicker box looking in the direction of a flying egret and auspicious bats in near proximity, the reverse with a grassy sprig issuing blossoming flowers, mottled with naturalistic splashes of dark russet inclusions. H: 7.3 cm

Hehe Erxian are the two immortals of Harmony and Union according to Chinese folklore and are often associated with a long, happy marriage. The typical depiction of the boys holding a lotus and a box forms the homophone of he , which translates to 'harmony' and 'union' respectively. HK$ 60,000 - 80,000 NT$ 234,000 - 313,000 US$ 7,700 - 10,300

清瑪瑙巧雕合和二仙鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體利用瑪瑙的天然色差巧雕主題紋飾，正面以減地技法，浮雕帶有褐色質地的合和二仙圖，另一面基本打磨光素。只在一側巧雕折枝花卉。全器雕工有繁有簡，是一件能充分利用材料的有趣巧作。

Lot 9043 AN AGATE 'HORSE AND PINE' SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of compressed form rising to a cylindrical neck, exquisitely depicting on one side a recumbent horse with its tail swaying gently in the summer breeze under the shade of a luscious pine, the reverse similarly decorated with another horse. H: 8.8 cm Compare with an agate snuff bottle embellished with the decorative motif of horses, illustrated in Chinese snuff bottle , Hugh M Moss ltd, London, 1970, pl.205, p.32. HK$ 15,000 - 28,000 NT$ 59,000 - 109,000 US$ 1,900 - 3,600

清瑪瑙巧作馬到成功鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體除高浮雕紋飾外基本為光素地，正面利用瑪瑙的金黃色外皮巧雕松下立馬，蒼松挺立而蜿蜒，樹下拴有一立馬，立馬翹足嘶鳴，表徵「馬到成功」的吉祥寓意。

Lot 9044 AN UNUSUAL AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of compressed globular form adequately but not extensively hollowed with a flat lip above the wide protruding foot, finely carved with a continuous scene of two beauties taming its domesticated dog on a leash amidst a luscious garden, the reverse with a flowering sprig growing from the edge of a convoluted rock with patches of russet extenuating the meticulous details of the design. H: 7 cm PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 30 October 2000, lot 609. HK$ 60,000 - 80,000 NT$ 234,000 - 313,000 US$ 7,700 - 10,300

清瑪瑙巧作雙喬戲犬鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體利用深褐色與冰糖色的天然色差，正面巧雕二仕女牽犬行遊圖，另一面著重描寫水陂蘭草，可謂是正面背景的延伸與補充。全器能以樹石花草增添以小見大的空間視野，再加上人物情態自然生動，誠然是一件巧雕佳器。來源：2000年10月30號香港蘇富比，編號 609

Lot 9045 A 'SI JUN ZI' SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

A double bottle, each with a gently flared mouth rim above the flat foot, exquisitely carved with the plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum referred to as the Si jun zi enclosed within oval panels in between two bands of intricate scrolling Indian lotus, the neck of each toppled with a further band of keyfrets. PROVENANCE: JSL Auction, March 1999 H: 6.9 cm HK$ 60,000 - 80,000 NT$ 234,000 - 313,000 US$ 7,700 - 10,300

清牙雕四君子雙連瓶鼻煙壺鼻煙壺由雙瓶相連而成，兩瓶相連處有上下通心穿孔。瓶身圓口，短束頸，溜肩，長方形腹，腹部至底足急內斂，圈足內嵌壽字。通體牙雕幾近滿工，頸部飾一圈方雷紋，肩壁與近底足腹壁鏤刻纏枝番蓮紋，外壁四面作六組長橢圓形開光，開光內分別填以竹蓆錦地四君子圖。是件鼻煙壺造型特殊，所刻紋樣繁縟但不失雅致氣韻，是一件精巧細膩的上乘佳作。來源：1999年3月景薰樓春拍

Lot 9046

Lot 9047

A WHITE JADE 'DAN CHENG RU JIUTIAN' SNUFF BOTTLE

A YELLOW JADE ‘SQUIRRELS AND GRAPES’ SNUFF BOTTLE

19TH CENTURY

QING DYNASTY

Of compressed globular form surmounted by a cylindrical mouth, the body finely worked with a figure next to a vessel emitting a cloud of smoke in shallow relief, the reverse with five inscriptions Dan cheng ru jiutian . H: 6.2 cm

Of elongated pebble form resting on a flat foot, finely worked with a continuous scene of leafy foliage tendrils bearing luscious strands of grapes amidst playful squirrels feeding on the succulent fruit. H: 7.2 cm

HK$ 30,000 - 42,000 NT$ 117,000 - 164,000

HK$ 40,000 - 60,000

US$ 3,900 - 5,400

NT$ 156,000 - 234,000 US$ 5,200 - 7,700

19世紀白玉「丹成入九天」鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。整料和闐白玉雕成，玉色潔白。通體兩面雕工，一面淺浮雕仙道人物，另一面鐫「丹成入九天」五字銘。

清黃玉松鼠葡萄紋鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底部急斂，平底。通體和闐黃玉雕成，玉色淺黃，兩面以減地技法，浮雕松鼠葡萄，葡萄藤蔓作纏繞貌，數隻松鼠停駐於枝梗上，所飾裝飾紋樣看似密不通風，但細節交代清楚，讓人有綿延不盡的視覺觀感，同時亦具有「多子多孫」的吉祥寓意。

Lot 9048

Lot 9049

A WHITE JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' SNUFF BOTTLE

A WHITE JADE DRAGON AND PHOENIX SNUFF BOTTLE

19TH CENTURY

QING DYNASTY

Superbly worked to the form of a recumbent mythical beast resting on all fours, its upright ears, bulging eyes and flaring nostrils finely incised. H: 5.7 cm White jade snuff bottles of exquisite quality such as the present lot are highly saught after by conneseaurs, In Yong Lu’s leisurely Inquiry , the whiteness of jade was compared with lard. Delicate hand-held treasures like the present lot greatly accentuates the uniqueness of the stone. HK$ 100,000 - 150,000 NT$ 391,000 - 586,000 US$ 12,900 - 19,300

Of compressed form rising to rounded broad shoulders, surmounted by a straight cylindrical neck, meticulously worked on one side with a lively whiskered dragon, the reverse with a phoenix facing its beautiful plumage, the stone of a magnificent even tone. H: 6.5 cm Compare with another jade snuff bottle adorned with the archaic phoenix, illustrated in The complete collection of treasures of the palace museum. Snuff bottles . Hong Kong, 2003, pl.212, p.143. HK$ 70,000 - 90,000 NT$ 273,000 - 352,000 US$ 9,000 - 11,600

清白玉瑞獸形鼻煙壺鼻煙壺作瑞獸造型，以整料和闐白玉雕成，玉質潔白凝潤，通體作一呈伏臥貌的瑞獸，瑞獸著重頭部與四肢的雕琢，長耳後豎，濃眉大眼，獸口為壺口，四肢收於腹下，身體基本光素，是一件兼具把玩功能的實用性鼻煙壺。

19世紀白玉雕龍鳳紋鼻煙壺扁瓶形，直口，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，底足微內凹。通體白玉雕成，兩面雕工，俱以減地技法雕琢橢圓形開光，開光內一面浮雕側行升龍紋，一面浮雕翹尾丹鳳紋。上配紅色瑪瑙頂蓋。

Lot 9050 A YELLOW JADE AUSPICIOUS 'DOUBLE GOURD' SNUFF BOTTLE QIANLONG AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

Of compressed globular form rising to a cylindrical neck below the slender shoulder, meticulously worked on one side with meandering leafy foliage bearing auspicious double-gourd shaped fruits, the reverse with two goats reclining peacefully on a grassy plain and a lingzhi sprig, flanked by an animal mask suspending ring handles on the narrow sides, the stone accentuated by naturalistic russet inclusions. PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s October 1997 H: 7.7 cm HK$ 80,000 - 100,000 NT$ 313,000 - 391,000 US$ 10,30 - 12,900

清乾隆黃玉留皮纏枝葫蘆鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底部急斂，橢圓形圈足。通體和闐黃玉雕成，兩面雕工。正面利用褐色玉皮巧雕纏枝葫蘆，大小不一的葫蘆垂掛於枝梗之上，似有「萬代有福」的吉祥寓意，另一面基本打磨光素，只於腹壁下方淺浮雕三臥羊，表徵「三陽開泰」的吉祥寓意，兩側肩部並浮雕有獸首銜環耳，上配紅珊瑚頂蓋。來源：1997年10月蘇富比秋拍

Lot 9051 A WHITE JADE 'SQUIRRELS AND GRAPES' SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of compressed bulbous form resting on a gently concave foot, exquisitely worked with a continuous scene of a squirrel perching upon a strand of luscious grapes amidst leafy foliage, with delicate russet inclusions outlining various parts of the auspicious design. H: 6.5 cm PROVENANCE: Beijing Hanhai, August 1998 The decorative motif of the present lot exhibits clusters of grapes with their multiple fruits symbolizing fertility, continuity of the family line, abundance, and vigorous growth. The squirrels of North China were known to be very productive. Taken together, the combination of squirrels and grapes, it not only adds a whimsical artistic touch, it also reinforced the symbolic significance of the grapes. HK$ 80,000 - 100,000 NT$ 313,000 - 391,000 US$ 10,300 - 12,900

清白玉葡萄紋鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，平底。整料和闐白玉雕成，玉質凝潤，腹壁以壓地隱起技法，淺浮雕葡萄藤蔓紋，葡萄之上停駐一松鼠，象徵多子多孫的美好寓意。來源：1998年8月北京翰海

Lot 9052 A BLACK JADE 'ZUI YUE DUI YIN' SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of compressed bulbous form rising to a gently rounded shoulders from the flattened base, finely worked on one side with a seated figure leaning against rockworks, his attendant kneeing before him with a wine vessel within a fenced garden of luscious pine and lingzhi , the reverse with a nostalgic scene of the nocturnal moon shining above a pavilion amidst a mountainous landscape inscribed with zui yue dui yin on the right corner. H: 6.9 cm The aesthetic of the present lot lies partially in the magnificence of the jade itself. Jade snuff bottles were used for snuff at the beginning of Qing dynasty. There was one distinctive practice in the past, where only the pure core of a piece of jade stone would be utilized. However, subseuents developments induced craftsmen to incorporate the various colors on the stone into its design on the landscape and the moon as epitomizes by the present lot in attempts to enhance its contours or creates dimensionality. HK$ 180,000 - 280,000 NT$ 703,0000 - 1,094,000 US$ 23,200 - 36,100

清黑白玉巧雕「醉月對飲」鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，底足內凹。通體以和闐黑白玉雕成，玉質黑白相間，全器以剔地技法，浮雕通景山水人物圖，一面雕巨岩松蔭下有兩高士對飲，另一面於重巒岩壁間鐫「醉月對飲」四字行書。是件鼻煙壺做工精巧，具有蘇作玉雕的雅緻風格，是一件不可得多的逸品。

Lot 9053

Lot 9054

A YELLOW JADE SNUFF BOTTLE

A WHITE NEPHRITE AUSPICIOUS ‘FRUIT AND BUTTERFLIES’ SNUFF BOTTLE

LATE-QING

QING DYNASTY

Of compressed form rising to a slightly flared neck below the rounded shoulders, well hollowed on the interior, the plain exterior with shrikes of intricate russet inclusions. H: 5.6 cm

Worked in the form of an auspicious fruit toppled with foliage, retaining patches of russet skin utilized to accentuate images of a pair of butterflies perching peacefully upon the luscious fruit. L: 7.5 cm

HK$ 15,000 - 22,000 NT$ 59,000 - 86,000 US$ 1,900 - 2,800

晚清黃玉光素鼻煙壺直口，束頸，溜肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下漸收，圈足。整料和闐黃玉雕成，局部有褐色綹痕，通體光素，不施任何紋飾，然造形肥瘦適度，予人樸素雅潔的簡約意象。

In the past, the pure core of a piece of jade stone would be utilized after all the outer skin was removed. However, the Qianlong craftsmen incorporated the innovation of retaining the outer skin as part of the decorative design on the animal and landscape to enhance its contours or creates dimensionality. Compare with another snuff bottle with the skin of the jade retained as part of its decorative motif, illustrated in The complete collection of treasures of the palace museum. Snuff bottles . Hong Kong, 2003, pl. 210, p.142. HK$ 80,000 - 100,000 NT$ 313,000 - 391,000 US$ 10,300 - 12,900

清白玉留皮瓜果形鼻煙壺整料和闐白玉雕成，作果實貌，蒂口為壺口，口沿外淺浮雕垂繞的蔓藤，外壁利用褐色玉皮巧雕翩翩飛舞的雙蝶，蝴蝶與瓜蔓的組合，適巧有「瓜瓞綿綿」的吉祥想望。

Lot 9055

Lot 9056

A WHITE JADE ‘BIRD AND BUTTERFLY’ SNUFF BOTTLE

A GLASS CHILONG SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY

LATE-QING

Of compressed rectangular form with indented corners, resting on a slightly flared cylindrical foot, worked on one side with a butterfly flittering amidst a flowering sprig on an rocky outcrop within a rectangular panel, the reverse with a bird in the sky, looking backwards in the directions of its partner on a grassy plain, the well-polished stone of an even tone. H: 7.1 cm

The translucent body of flattened form rising to a cylindrical neck above the slender shoulders, flanked by a recumbent chilong clambering up the narrow sides. H: 7.3 cm Compare with a very similar green glass chilong snuff bottle in a pear shaped form, illustrated in Michael Hughes, The Blair Bequest: Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Princeton University Art Museum , Baltimore, 2002, p. 111, no.121.

HK$ 60,000 - 80,000 NT$ 234,000 - 313,000 US$ 7,700 - 10,300

HK$ 15,000 - 25,000 NT$ 59,000 - 98,000 US$ 1,900 - 3,200

晚清白玉雙鶴鼻煙壺直口，短頸，折肩，長方形腹，腹下至底部急斂，橢圓形圈足。整料和闐玉雕成，腹壁兩側打窪內凹，腹壁兩面雕工，一面隱起開光內淺浮雕雙鶴圖，另一面隱起開光內淺浮雕蘭蝶圖。上配紅色頂蓋。

19世紀綠玻璃雙螭耳鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體透明綠色玻璃，兩側浮雕呈攀伏貌的螭龍，螭首轉向左右有別，長尾蜿蜒至底部圍繞成圈足，除此之外一任光素，上配翠玉頂蓋。

Lot 9057

Lot 9058

A GREEN ‘ARCHAISTIC DRAGON’ GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

A GLASS 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTARY

QING DYNASTY

Of bulbous form with broad shoulders above the gently flared protruding footrim, decorated on one side with a confronting pair of archaistic dragons, the reverse similarly decorated, both designs rendered in relief and set between a stylized animal head mask and mock ring handle to each shoulder. H: 7.1 cm Compare with another jade snuff bottle embellished with an archaistic dragon motif, illustrated in The Imperial connection. Court related Chinese snuff bottles The Humphrey K.F. Hui collection , Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.59. HK$ 35,000 - 50,000 NT$ 137,000 - 195,000 US$ 4,500 - 6,400

清綠玻璃拐子龍獸首銜環耳鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體透明綠色玻璃，兩面紋樣雷同，皆以壓地隱起技法淺浮雕作相向而視的拐子龍，壺體兩側浮雕獸首銜環為耳，全器雕工典麗，上配粉紅碧璽頂蓋。

Worked to the form of a chrysanthemum in full bloom with its petal as the base, the blanket of soft pink emanating from the base accentuates the contours of the blossoming chrysanthemum. H: 7 cm HK$ 15,000 - 25,000 NT$ 59,000 - 98,000 US$ 1,900 - 3,200

19世紀粉色玻璃葵花鼻煙壺直口，短頸，折肩，葵瓣式腹，平底。通體半透明粉色玻璃，壺體磨成六瓣葵花式，腹壁中央淺浮雕花蕊，器型雅致，呈色夢幻，上配綠色頂蓋。

Lot 9059

Lot 9060

A GLASS MULTI-COLORED SNUFF BOTTLE

A RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

Transparent glass with a gently flared neck above the slightly concave foot, juxtaposed with nostalgic dark brown strikes amidst yellow and apple green swirls of contrasting colors.

Of globular form resting on a wide protruding foot, finely moulded all over with the babao eight auspicious emblems.

QING DYNASTY

H: 5.5 cm

H: 5.5 cm The present lot of a mixture of composite colors where swirls of different colours with an irregular pattern, the resulting bottle is both brilliant and unique. The magnificence lies in the intermingling of the different colors but without actually mixing. HK$ 30,000 - 42,000 NT$ 117,000 - 164,000 US$ 3,900 - 5,400

清玻璃攪色鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，底足內凹。通體以攪色玻璃技法完成，壺體為透明白色玻璃，從上而下灑滿黃、紫、褐、綠等不規則的點狀裝飾，全器攪色流淌自然，是一件具有夢幻意韻的逸品。

HK$ 18,000 - 25,000 NT$ 70,000 - 98,000 US$ 2,300 - 3,200

清紅玻璃八寶紋鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體為透明紅色玻璃，腹壁外以剔地技法，浮雕：法輪、法螺、寶傘、白蓋、蓮花、寶罐、金魚、盤腸等八吉祥紋樣，上配翠玉頂蓋。

Lot 9061

Lot 9062

A BESOM BLUE SNUFF BOTTLE

A SNOW GROUND OVERLAY ‘ARCHAIC BRONZE VESSELS’ SNUFF BOTTLE

QING DYNASTY (1760-1780)

QING DYNASTY (1820-1860)

The translucent body of compressed circular form resting on a protruding foot below the cylindrical neck, the plain body infused with minute air bubbles. PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s March 2004

Of ovoal form rising to an elongated cylindrical neck from a slightly flared protruding foot, carved through the overlay with various archaic bronze vessels on both sides against a snowy white ground. H: 6.7cm

H: 6.5cm

PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s March 2004

HK$ 27,000 - 30,000

清(1760-1780) 海藍寶石色玻璃光素鼻煙壺

Compare with another snuff bottle adorned with the decorative design of archaic bronze vessel, illustrated in The complete collection of treasures of the palace museum. Snuff bottles . Hong Kong, 2003, pl. 73, p. 49. See also another overlay snuff bottle embellished with a very similar decorative motif, illustrated in Chinese snuff bottles. From the collection of the Rt.Hon. The marquess of Exeter . Hugh Moss ltd. London, 1974, G.65, pp.76-77.

直口，短頸，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。仿海藍寶石色透明玻璃，通體光素無紋，不施任何紋樣，上配淺綠色蟠螭頂蓋。

HK$ 35,000 - 45,000

來源：2004年3月蘇富比春拍

NT$ 137,000 - 176,000

NT$ 105,000 - 117,000 US$ 3,500 - 3,900

US$ 4,500 - 5,800

清(1820-1860) 珍珠地套琥珀色玻璃博古圖鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。珍珠地套琥珀色玻璃，壺體主題紋飾以琥珀色玻璃雕琢出各式鼎彝等博古圖，上配紅珊瑚頂蓋。 80

來源：2004年3月蘇富比春拍

Lot 9063 A BLUE AND GOLD SPECKLES SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY (1725-1800)

Of compressed pear-shaped form with an elongated neck, flanked by mythical beast heads on the narrow sides, interspersed with a blanket of golden speckles. PROVENANCE: Robert & Molly Hsieh H: 7cm Compare with another snuff bottle with gold component incorporated into its design, illustrated in The complete collection of treasures of the palace museum. Snuff bottles . Hong Kong, 2003, pl. 126, p.78. See also another dark blue snuff bottle with gold specks, illustrated in Chinese snuff bottles. From the collection of the Rt.Hon. The marquess of Exeter . Hugh Moss ltd. London, 1974, G.8, p.58.

HK$ 25,000 - 38,000 NT$ 98,000 - 148,000 US$ 3,200 - 4,900

清(1725-1800) 寶藍色灑金星玻璃鼻煙壺直口，長頸，溜肩，垂腹，橢圓形圈足。寶藍色透明玻璃，上灑金星玻璃，通體除兩側的獸首耳外，一任光素，惟藍地灑金有如夜空的繁星點點，頗具媚人的意境。來源：Robert & Molly Hsieh

Lot 9064 AN YELLOW ‘ARCHAIC DRAGONS’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of pear shaped form resting on a flattened oval foot below the cylindrical neck, the body moulded with a pair of confronting archaistic dragons, the reverse similarly decorated, flank by further ruyi motifs on the narrow sides. H: 10.2 cm Glass production begun as early as the Eastern Zhou, development flourished in this realm particularly during the Qing dynasty, when Kangxi established within the confines of the Imperial palace a glass workshop and recruited the most qualified craftsman for the manufacture of glass objects of the highest quality for the Imperial court. Their devotion to firing techniques enabled the development of many new colours. Glass craftsman from the West were also recruited to collaborate which greatly fostered further developments in the field. By the Qianlong reign, glass production has reached new heights, as epitomizes by the exquisite quality of the present lot. Compare with another, illustrated in The complete collection of treasures of the palace museum. Snuff bottles . Hong Kong, 2003, pl. 37, p.30. See also another Imperial yellow snuff bottle, illustrated in The Imperial connection. Court related Chinese snuff bottles The Humphrey K.F. Hui collection, Art Museum , The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.1. HK$ 200,000 - 320,000 NT$ 781,000 - 1,250,000 US$ 25,800 - 41,200

清黃玻璃雙夔龍紋鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸收，足底內凹。明黃色不透明玻璃，器體碩大飽滿，外壁以剔地技法浮雕雙夔龍紋，兩夔龍相視翹尾，前足相抵，腹壁兩側的前後夔龍亦作相連貌，通而觀之，連綿成四方連續的典雅構圖。是件鼻煙壺手頭沉重，質地勻淨溫潤，為鼻煙壺中氣勢磅礡的大器之作。

Lot 9065

Lot 9066

A LIGHT EMERALD BLUE ‘CHILONG’ SNUFF BOTTLE

A GLASS SIMULATING AGATE ‘CHILONG’ SNUFF BOTTLE

Of compressed teardrop form rising to a slender shoulder above the straight footrim, finely carved on the exterior with a continuous scene of a coiled chilong , suffused with minute air bubbles.

Well hollowed with flat lip above the protruding broad footrim, deftly craved in simulation of agate with two archaistic confronting chilongs , the reverse similarly decorated.

H: 7 cm

H: 6.7 cm

PROVENANCE: Christie’s

PROVENANCE: 1. Sotheby’s, 17 September 1996 2. Formerly in the Collection of Berenice Hastelink

HK$ 35,000 - 60,000

Compare with another glass in simulating of realgar, illustrated in The complete collection of treasures of the palace museum. Snuff bottles . Hong Kong, 2003, pl. 93, p.61.See another glass simulating realgar snuff bottle, illustrated in The Imperial connection. Court related Chinese snuff bottles The Humphrey K.F. Hui collection, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.40.

19TH CENTURY

NT$ 137,000 - 234,000 US$ 4,500 - 7,700

19世紀仿海藍寶石玻璃螭龍紋鼻煙壺

QING DYNASTY (1820-1860)

直口，長頸，溜肩，長圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。仿海藍寶石色透明玻璃，外壁淺浮雕回首盤尾螭龍，螭龍飄逸生動，質地如寶石晶瑩剔透，上配碧璽頂蓋，質工皆臻一流水平，彌足珍貴。

HK$ 23,000 - 30,000

來源：佳士得

US$ 3,000 - 3,900

NT$ 90,000 - 117,000

清(1820-1860) 琥珀地套黃玻璃雙螭紋鼻煙壺直口，溜肩，長圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體琥珀色地套黃色不透明玻璃，腹部浮雕雙螭龍，螭龍足尾相抵，兩兩相視，作搶珠纏繞貌。上配紅色頂蓋。來源： 1.1996年9月蘇富比 2. Berenice Hastelink 86

Lot 9067

Lot 9068

A ‘LEISURELY ACTIVITIES’ SNUFF BOTTLE

A GLASS ‘BUTTERFLY AND MELON’ SNUFF BOTTLE

Of compressed bulbous form with a flattened foot below the cylindrical neck, finely decorated with a boy up on a branch issuing scrumptious fruits overlooking another boy on the ground as they engages in a leisurely game, the reverse with a scholar seated upon a luscious outcrop next to his attendant holding a canopy.

Of compressed globular form with a flat lip above the broad shoulders, carved with a similar composition on the two sides with a butterfly embracing two melons growing from a severed formalized vine that extends to the reverse side with further blossoms issuing from leafy vines.

19TH CENTURY

H: 7 cm HK$ 35,000 - 60,000 NT$ 137,000 - 234,000 US$ 4,500 - 7,700

QIANLONG AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

H: 6.5 cm The combination of gourds and butterflies is a rebus for guodie mian mian , translating to the wish for ceaseless generations of sons and grandsons. HK$ 62,000 - 80,000 NT$ 242,000 - 313,000 US$ 8,000 - 10,300

19世紀桂月山庄款白套紅玻璃嬰戲圖鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長圓腹，腹下漸收，平底。通體不透明涅白地套紅色玻璃，兩面雕工，一面淺浮雕雙童爬樹，一面淺浮雕雙童嬉戲，圖樣清新有趣，底部鐫「桂月山庄」四字款。上配銅鎏金頂蓋。

清乾隆藍玻璃「瓜瓞綿綿」鼻煙壺直口，短頸，折肩，方形腹，腹下漸收，平底。通體透明藍色玻璃，腹部外滿刻纏枝瓜果，果實肥碩，藤蔓翻轉自然，既具悅人的美學氣息，同時亦表徵「瓜瓞綿綿」的吉祥寓意。上配紅珊瑚頂蓋。

Lot 9069 AN OVERLAY ‘CARPS AND TURBULENT WAVES’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY (1780-1850)

Of compressed pear-shaped form resting on a protruding foot below the gently flared neck, carved through the overlays with the continuous scene of egrets flying under the bright round sun amidst a pavilion emerging from stylised misty clouds above turbulent waves from which expose the scaly energized carp tails. H: 5.5 cm PROVENANCE: 1. Y.F. Yang 2. Gerd Lester Collection Life: Robert Heiner Ltdi Catelogue 199 3. Robert & Molly Hsieh 4. Sotheby’s New York, March 2004 HK$ 116,000 - 160,000 NT$ 453,000 - 625,000 US$ 14,900 - 20,600

清(1780-1850) 白地套藍、黃玻璃「鯉躍龍門」鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體白色透明地套藍、黃雙色玻璃，外壁多數以藍色玻璃刻劃波滔、亭閣與鯉魚跳躍，黃色作為流雲的加強襯托，所刻紋樣立體生動，誠為套色玻璃的精采之作。據載，鯉躍龍門，是古代中國的一種民間傳說，相傳黃河河水渾濁，一般魚類幾乎不能存活，只有鯉魚十分適合生長，又由於其生長環境是黃色的泥水，所以鯉魚身上長的是金黃色的鱗片。古人發現每年到了春季的時候，這些金色鯉魚會逆水上朔，在龍門形成跳躍的群體，但在瀑布以上，由於水流湍急，沒有任何魚類可以登上，所以古人想像這些金色的鯉魚跳過龍門以後就會幻化成龍形，升天而去。來源： 1. Y.F. Yang 2. Gerd Lester Collection Life: Robert Heiner Ltd; Catelogue 199 3. Robert & Molly Hsien 4. 2004年3月紐約蘇富比

Lot 9070 A ‘SHOU’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY (1780-1830)

Of compressed pear-shaped form rising from a wide protruding foot to a slightly flared neck, finely carved through the overlay with a blossoming flower arrangement next to a basket filled with utensils below a flittering auspicious bat under further inscriptions reading Jinshi tong shou on the left corner, the reverse decorated with a waterpot, brush and brush rest from a scholar’s studio next to a vase extenuated by the elegant form of a pine branch, flanked by animal masks suspending a ring handle on the narrow sides. H: 7.3 cm

Compare with another snuff bottle, illustrated in Snuff bottles. A miniature art from the collection of Mary and George bloch , Hong Kong, no.128.

HK$ 70,000 - 90,000 NT$ 273,000 - 352,000 US$ 9,000 - 11,600

清(1780-1830) 白套藍色玻璃「金石同壽」鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體白色不透明地套藍色玻璃，外壁淺浮雕瓶花、文房等博古圖樣，一面腹壁並署「金石同壽」四字，腹壁兩側飾獸首銜環為耳。

Lot 9071 AN OVERLAY ‘EGRETS AND LOTUSES’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of bulbous form surmounted by a gently flared neck, extensively carved through the multi-colors overlay to a continuous scene of egrets flying amidst blossoming spring flowers and buds growing from leafy sprigs and further green petal constituting the foot.

Chinese snuff bottles. From the collection of the Rt.Hon. The marquess of Exeter . Hugh Moss ltd. London, 1974, G.73, p.80. HK$ 62,000 - 80,000 NT$ 242,000 - 313,000 US$ 8,000 - 10,300

H: 6.2 cm PROVENANCE: Robert Hall The current lot bears auspicious tidings and is commonly gifted to officials in the hope of success on civil examinations. Taken together, the two egrets or lu and lotus seed or lian form the pun lulu lianke , which literally means "passing the series of civil service examinations, one after another". Compare with a overlay snuff bottle embellished with egrets amidst lotuses, illustrated in

清白套四色「一路連科」鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長圓腹，腹下漸收，荷葉式底，足底中央有內凹小孔。通體白色半透明地套紅、黃、綠、淺藍等四色玻璃，腹壁浮雕通景蓮荷，蓮荷亭亭玉立，鷺鷥回首盤旋空中，表徵「一路連科」的吉祥寓意。來源：Robert Hall

Lot 9072 AN OVERLAY ‘FLORAL BASKET’ SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY

The well-hollowed body surmounted by a gently flared neck, skillfully carved through the overlay with a basket constituting the foot, filled with blossoming floral and leafy buds of the spring, all rendered in high relief. H: 6.7 cm Most early snuff bottles were comprised of glass and later ones made of overlay glass in two or multiple colours. In retrospect, glass production flourished particularly during the Qing dynasty, when Kangxi established within the confines of the Imperial palace a glass workshop and recruited the most qualified craftsman for the manufacture of glass objects of the highest quality for the Imperial court. Glass craftsman from the West were also recruited to foster further developments in the field. By the Qianlong reign glass production reached new heights, the rigorous devotion to various technical techniques enabled the development of many new colours to be used on the creation of snuff bottle like the present lot. Compare another overlay floral themed snuff bottle, illustrated in The Imperial connection. Court related Chinese snuff bottles The Humphrey K.F. Hui collection , Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.44. HK$ 35,000 - 60,000 NT$ 137,000 -234,000 US$ 4,500 - 7,700

19世紀珍珠地套四色「花開富貴」鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體雪花地套紅、黃、藍、綠等四色玻璃，腹壁下方以藍色玻璃浮雕竹籃造型，竹籃內盛放修瓶，瓶壁外以三色玻璃浮雕梅、蘭、菊以及蓮花等圖樣，圖樣色彩紛呈，搭配盛開的各式朵花，正有「花開富貴」的美好想望。

Lot 9073 AN OVERLAY ‘PEONY’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of baluster form with a flat mouth rim above the recessed circular foot, finely carved through the overlay with a continuous scene of leafy branches growing from outcrops issuing vibrant peonies. PROVENANCE: Christie’s New York, March 2003 H: 7.4 cm HK$ 62,000 - 80,000 NT$ 242,000 - 313,000 US$ 8,000 - 10,3000

清(1820-1880) 白套綠玻璃折枝牡丹紋鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長筒腹，腹下漸收，圈足。通體涅白地套綠色玻璃，外壁浮雕折枝牡丹紋，牡丹葳蕤多姿，在白地的襯托下，更顯疏朗淡雅，上配紅碧璽頂蓋。來源：2003年3月紐約佳士得春拍

Lot 9074 AN AMBER ‘BUDDHIST LIONS AND SWANS’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of compressed globular form rising to a broad shoulders above the wide foot, exquisitely decorated on one side with a pair of Buddhist lions reclining on a grassy ground, the reverse depicting an elegant swan with its elongated neck turned backwards, the narrow sides with mask-and-ring handles, interspersed with an intricate network of golden inclusions. H: 6.5 cm

HK$ 50,000 - 70,000 NT$ 195,000 - 273,000 US$ 6,400 - 9,000

清琥珀雙瑞獅鼻煙壺直口，短頸，折肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下漸收，橢圓形圈足。通體整料琥珀雕成，兩面雕工，一面淺浮雕呈頭尾相嬉貌的雙瑞獅，一面淺浮雕回首行鵝，兩側近肩處並浮雕一對獸首銜環為耳。上配珊瑚頂蓋。

Lot 9075 A INSIDE-PAINTED ROCK-CRYSTAL 'SPRING BLOSSOMS' SNUFF BOTTLE, ATTRIBUTED TO YE ZHONGSAN LATE-QING

The stone of a translucent quality incised with spring time blossoming branches on the exterior, finely painted on the interior with a continuous scene of a red crested crane resting gracefully on rockworks with its leg slightly lifted amidst flowering peonies and other spring blossoms, the reverse with a vase of floral arrangement, scholar’s rock and potted plants of the scholar’s studio. H: 6.9 cm Ye Zhongsan (1869-1945) had a broad repertoire in terms of his subject matter. The present lot’s depiction of the crane offers a sense of nostalgic serenity. In Guide to antique , it classified rock crystal under the genre of quartz, further elaborating that it is a rock-like, crystalized, colorless and transparent like glass, which in turn makes it a great material for snuff bottles. The inside painted snuff bottle was developed and quickly assumed an important position within the snuff bottle world during the Late Qing period. HK$ 35,000 - 42,000 NT$ 137,000 - 164,000 US$ 4,500 - 5,400

清晚期葉仲三水晶內畫花卉禽鳥圖鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底足處急斂，橢圓形圈足。水晶質地，兩面雕工，俱先以壓地隱起技法，於腹壁表面刻畫樹幹與竹莖，然後復於內壁加繪相互對應的湖石花鳥或湖石博古，有趣形成表面雕工與內壁彩繪相映成趣的絕妙效果。又一面內壁上端書有：「庚午秋月，葉仲三作」等八字款。上配紅珊瑚頂蓋。葉仲三(1869-1945)，北京人，晚清著名內畫鼻煙壺名家。據悉，他善用濃重的色彩描繪裝飾紋樣，所作多取自古典題材，每具有雅俗共賞的個人風格特色。

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Lot 9076 AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS 'HUNDRED SONS' SNUFF BOTTLE, ATTRIBUTED TO YE ZHONGSAN LATE-QING

The body of compressed rectangular form with slightly rounded shoulders, the interior painted with the scene of a hundred buys engaging in a game of crickets in a ceramic vessel, the reverse depicting boys engaging in a leisurely activity of hide and seek on a grassy field, the top with kaishu inscriptions, signature and painted seal mark of the artist. H: 6.8 cm HK$ 80,000 - 110,000 NT$ 313,000 - 430,000 US$ 10,300 - 14,200

清晚期葉仲三玻璃內畫嬰戲圖鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底足處急斂，橢圓形圈足。腹壁內兩面均繪嬰戲圖，但見樹蔭草坪中有一群孩童嬉戲，用色淡雅，堪臻筆墨俱佳的書畫境界。一面內壁上端書有：「癸卯臘月，葉仲三作」等八字款。屬葉氏精心畫就的精采之作。葉仲三(1869-1945)，北京人，堂號「杏林堂葉」，晚清著名內畫鼻煙壺名家。時與周樂元、馬少宣並稱內畫鼻煙壺的三大名家。他善用濃重的色彩描繪裝飾紋樣，所作鼻煙壺內畫多取材古典，每具有雅俗共賞的個人風格特色。

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Lot 9077 AN INSIDE PAINTED BODHIDHARMA SNUFF BOTTLE MA SHAOXUAN, DATED 1915

Of compressed form with an oval foot above the gently curved shoulders surmounted by a cylindrical neck, the narrow sides carved with mask heads, the interior finely painted with a scene of a Bodhidharma meditating beside a deer resting on all fours under the shade of a luscious tree, inscribed in regular script “Yuan shi kai da zong jian, minguo si nian [Executed by] Ma Shaoxuan ”, the reverse with a seated monk amidst a serene mountainous landscape. H: 12 cm Ma Shaoxuan (1867-1937) had produced many distinguished pieces. The composition of the present lot represent a fine ultilization of the light and dark space and greatly enhance its sense of poetic sentiments. HK$ 120,000 - 200,000 NT$ 469,000 - 781,000 US$ 15,500 - 25,800

清晚期馬少宣水晶內畫達摩面壁圖鼻煙壺直口，短頸，豐肩，壼式扁腹，腹下至底足急斂，橢圓形圈足。水晶質地，兩肩浮雕獸首銜環為飾，銜環長垂至底部。腹壁兩面內畫，一面繪「達摩面壁」圖；另一面繪高僧樹蔭閱經圖，一旁並署有：「袁世凱大總統賞鑑，民國四年，馬少宣」等十五字款識。所繪圖像蕭索淡遠，具宋元古畫的筆墨韻致。上配瑪瑙松石頂蓋。馬少宣(1867-1937)，作品風格多樣，尤長於肖像畫和戲曲人物，其內畫鼻煙壺書畫並茂、筆法精湛。是晚清民國頗具盛名的內畫鼻煙壺大師。

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Lot 9078 AN INSIDE PAINTED ‘HUNDRED BUTTERFLIES’ SNUFF BOTTLE, ATTRIBUTED TO MA SHAOXUAN LATE-QING

Of compressed rectangular form rising to a cylindrical neck from a wide protruding footrim, the interior exquisitely carved with the scene of six butterflies flittering amidst blossoming flowers of the spring, further inscribed with Huan tian xi di, zuo yu jing shi on the top, the reverse with further inscriptions, followed by one seal of the artist. H: 7.5 cm The inscriptions read: Filled with great joy and delight 歡天喜地 Painted in Beijing 作於京師 Dated to the bingshen year of mid spring, corresponding to 1896 丙申仲春 Spring signifies the renewal of life and the soul. 百樣精神百樣春 It is tranquil and dustless. 小園深處靜無塵。 The magnificence of the blossoms captures the essence of nature 筆花妙得天然趣， This is not the dream of the ordinary man 不是尋常夢裡人。 Hundred of butterflies 題百蝶圖 Qing Dynasty, Butterflies by Miao Jiahui

Ma Shaoxuan 馬少宣

清繆嘉蕙《蝴蝶》

PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s London, 5 November 1998, Lot 652. HK$ 80,000 - 120,000 NT$ 313,000 - 469,000 US$ 10,300 - 15,500

清晚期馬少宣水晶內畫「百蝶圖」鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底足處急斂，橢圓形圈足。水晶質地，內畫。一面繪翩翩飛舞的彩蝶，上題：歡天喜地，作於京師。另一面書：「丙申仲春。百樣精神百樣春，小園深處靜無塵。筆花妙得天然去，不是尋常夢裡人。」末署：〈題百蝶圖〉，馬少宣。馬少宣(1867-1937)，內畫鼻煙壺名家，尤以「一面詩一面畫」的內畫技藝見長，所作內畫鼻煙壺雖以正面人物肖像畫居多，但也不乏有花卉鳥獸之作，然畫工多數精湛。來源：1998年11月5號倫敦蘇富比，編號 652

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Lot 9079 AN INSIDE PAINTED ‘GENERAL HUANG ZHONG’ SNUFF BOTTLE, ATTRIBUTED TO MA SHAOXUAN QING DYNASTY

Of compressed rectangular form resting on a wide protruding foot, the interior exquisitely painted with the statute of General Huang Zhong dressed in an elaborate headdress and clothing embroidered with an intricate dragons design, the reverse with inscriptions in regular script, followed by a seal of the artist PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s New York, 21 March 1999, Lot 46 H: 7.3 cm The inscriptions on the snuff bottle originates from the novel the Romance of the Three Kingdom, Chapter 83 (三國演義第八十三回 ) . Huang Zhong was a famous General of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD25-220), the inscriptions on the present lot highlights the prestige of the General, reading: Painted in Beijing 作於京師 The brave military General Huang Zhong, 老將說黃忠， Conquered and won over the province of Sichuan. 收川立大功。 The General was equaled with the golden armor, 身披金鏁甲， Holding an arrow and bow. 手挽鐵胎弓。 The Northern population admired the General’s bravery, 膽氣驚河北， His prestigious status is widely acknowledged. 威名鎮蜀中。 Dated to Gengzi (corresponding to 1900) 庚子 Ma Shaoxuan 馬少宣 Compare with another bottle closely related to portraits depicting the Peking Opera actor Tan Fuying playing the role of General Huang Zhong of the three-kingdom era, illustrated in Chinese snuff bottle, Hong Kong, pl.9, p.45. It might be interesting to note a story about the celebrated Huang Zhong as several samples of this subject matter exist. The prime minister at the time considered Huang Zhong no longer a suitable candidate for warfare and active service in the front line at the age of 83. When Huang Zhong found out this news after all the other General had received their orders, he was furious and went to see the Prime minister. Huang told the Prime minister that there was no such thing as old age and that it was merely a mental concept. Hence, he should be allowed to fight on the battlefield. Upon hearing this piece of information, Huang Zhong was given his orders and ultimately won at the battle. Reference should

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be made to another poem describing yet again the General’s distinguished ability and competence in warfare. First among veterans stands Huang Zhong, Who won great merit in the conquest of Shu. Old, he still donned his coat of mail, And laid his hand to the curving bow. His valor was the talk of all the north, Fear of his might maintained the west. The General’s saying regarding old age is well known and often quoted. It is interesting to note that bottles in this series generally depict the same Peking Opera actor. It is known that he dies at around the turn of the century so it is probable that at about the turn of the century. Hence, It is very likely that these bottles were made after his death to commemorate the beloved actor who had invested so many years of service to the Opera. Many considered the greatest innovation in artistic style introduced by snuff bottle crafters during that period was the art of interior painting, as these pieces show a thorough training in the arts of an experienced painter. Ma Shaoxuan was capable of fine work and in his superb portraits of leading Qing officials and personalities of the time and extended the frontiers of the art in notable fashion. HK$ 80,000 - 120,000 NT$ 313,000 - 469,000 US$ 10,300 - 15,500

清晚期馬少宣水晶內畫「黃忠像」鼻煙壺直口，短頸，豐肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底足處急斂，橢圓形圈足。內畫玻璃，一面繪淡墨京劇人物黃忠，所繪人物五官結構與光影明暗，得見其西畫造詣不凡。另一面書：「老將說黃忠，收川立大功。身披金鏁甲，手挽鐵胎弓。膽氣驚河北，威名鎮蜀中。」前題「作於京師」，後署「庚子，馬少宣」。馬少宣(1867-1937)，作品題材多樣，尤擅於肖像和戲曲人物，其內畫鼻煙壺書畫並茂且筆法精湛。是晚清民國頗具知名度的內畫鼻煙壺大師。來源：1999年3月21日紐約蘇富比，編號46

Lot 9080 A WHITE JADE 'BUDDHA’S FINGER CITRON' SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTARY

Skillfully worked to the form of an auspicious Buddha's finger citron issuing from gnarled leafy branches, with a further one of smaller scale on one side of the succulent fruit, the well-polished stone interspersed with a network of golden russet inclusions. L: 8 cm PROVENANCE: 1. Sotheby's Hong Kony, 1996 2. Sotheby’s London, 1998 Compare with a jade snuff bottle in the form of a finger citron, illustrated in Chinese snuff bottles. From the collection of the Rt.Hon. The marquess of Exeter . Hugh Moss ltd. London, 1974, J.7, pp.138139. HK$ 50,000 - 80,000 NT$ 195,000 - 313,000 US$ 6,400 - 10,300

19世紀白玉佛手瓜鼻煙壺整料白玉雕成，作佛手瓜造型，蒂部鑽孔挖膛，表面局部有褐色斑，蔓梗垂葉，上掛小瓜，生氣盎然，圓潤豐厚，是一件兼具把玩趣味的煙壺小品。來源： 1.1996年香港蘇富比 2.1998年倫敦蘇富比

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Lot 9081 AN UNUSUAL YELLOW JADE 'DOUBLE GOURD' SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Worked in the form of a double gourd mottled with naturalistic dark russet and creamy white inclusions, encircled by a well-polish ring around the waisted mid section, four inscriptions reading Xing youheng tang on the flattened circular base. H: 7 cm The central loose ring encircling the waisted section in the cross section epitomizes the extraordinary craftsmanship of the carver. Compare with a nephrite snuff bottle of double-gourd form with a loose oval ring in the centre, illustrated in The Imperial connection. Court related Chinese snuff bottles The Humphrey K.F. Hui collection , Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.74. HK$ 80,000 - 120,000 NT$ 313,000 - 469,000 US$ 10,300 - 15,500

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清黃玉葫蘆帶環鼻煙壺整料鼻煙壺雕成，局部有紅褐色斑，腰部雕有活環。通體可分壺體、玉匙與頂蓋三部分。造型雅致，構件特殊，為鼻煙壺中新穎活潑的精湛作品。底署「行有恆堂」四字篆書款。類似器：台北故宮博物院藏有數件白玉帶活環葫蘆鼻煙壺可堪參考，詳見：侯怡利主編，《通嚏輕揚：鼻煙壺文化特展》，台北：國立故宮博物院，2012 年，頁162。

Lot 9082

Lot 9083

A WHITE JADE ‘BUTTERFLIES AND PLUM BLOSSOMS’ SNUFF BOTTLE

A WHITE JADE 'SPLENDOR' SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

QING DYNASTY

Of rectangular form rising to a cylindrical neck from a straight footrim, decorated with a pair of butterflies pollinating amidst flowering plum blossoms and petals, the reverse with further archaic inscriptions reading Die fen yinhua xian , flanked by a pair of animal masks suspending ring handles, the well-polished stone of an even luminous white tone.

Of compressed pear-shaped form, surmounted by a cylindrical neck above the flattened base, the body adorned with the characters Jinyu qi xin (splendor) on one side, the reverse decorated with four further inscriptions of auspicious nature reading Fugui shou kao . H: 8.7 cm

PROVENANCE: Beijin Hanhai, 20 December, 1998

HK$ 100,000 - 150,000

H: 6.2 cm

US$ 12,900 - 19,300

HK$ 50,000 - 70,000 NT$ 195,000 - 273,000 US$ 6,400 - 9,000

NT$ 391,000 - 586,000

清白玉「富貴壽考」銘鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，豐腹，平底。通體白玉雕成，兩面雕工，一面鐫「金玉其心」四字陽文，另一面雕「富貴壽考」四字陽文，兩面文字皆篆體，對讀排列。上配珊瑚頂蓋。

清白玉花字鼻煙壼直口，短頸，折肩，長方直腹，腹下至底足處急斂，長方圈足。通體白玉雕成，兩面雕工，一面淺浮雕花卉彩蝶紋，另一面鐫：「蝶粉印花鮮」五字篆體陽文，兩側浮雕獸首銜環為耳。來源：1998年12月20日北京翰海秋拍

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Lot 9084 A WHITE JADE ‘CICADA’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Worked in the form of a cicada with bulging eyes and a pair of closed wings, the well-polish stone accented with naturalistic strikes of russet inclusions.

清白玉蟬形鼻煙壺白玉雕成，局部有褐色斑，作肖生蟬形，頭部寬而短，複眼，羽翼輕巧，腹節構造與蟬足雕琢細膩，脗部為壺口，上配紅碧璽匙蓋。通體栩栩如生，誠然是一件人見人愛的清妙雅器。類似器：

L: 6.3 cm

北京故宮博物院藏有一件清中期〈白玉蟬形鼻煙壺〉可供參考，詳見：李

Compare with a jade snuff bottle of cicada form, illustrated in Chinese snuff

久芳主編，《鼻煙壺》，上海：上海科學技術出版社，2002年，頁217。

bottle , Hugh M Moss ltd, London, 1970, pl.37, p.15. HK$ 50,000 - 70,000 NT$ 195,000 - 273,000 US$ 6,400 - 9,000

Lot 9085

Lot 9086

A WHITE JADE ‘HORSES’ SNUFF BOTTLE

A WHITE JADE CIRCULAR SNUFF BOTTLE

QING DYNASTY

Of compressed rectangular form with indented corners resting on a rectangular foot below the gently incurving neck, the body adorned with a centralized hei character in between an auspicious bat and lucky attributes within a quatrefoil panel, the reverse decorated with a horse peacefully on all fours in front of another horse wondering in the background, its mane finely incised and its hoot slightly lifted, flanked by further animal heads suspending ring handles on the narrow sides.

Of compressed circular form resting on a gently convex base below the cylindrical neck, the plain body with a raised circular roundel on both sides, flanked by a protruding oval roundel on the narrow sides, the well-polished stone of a luminous quality.

H: 6.6 cm PROVENANCE: Beijm Henhai, 20 December 1998 HK$ 70,000 - 90,000 NT$ 273,000 - 352,000 US$ 9,000 - 11,600

H: 5.8 cm HK$ 50,000 - 75,000 NT$ 195,000 - 293,000 US$ 6,400 - 9,700

清白玉圓形開光光素鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，圓腹，圈足。白玉雕成，玉質凝潤，壺體兩側凸起橢圓形開光，正反兩面隱起圓形開光，通體光素，不施任何紋樣，惟線條圓曲有度，素雅簡潔，能臻佳器之流。

清白玉「雙馬圖」銘鼻煙壺直口，短頸，折肩，長方直腹，腹下至底足處急斂，長方圈足。通體白玉雕成，兩面凸起倭角矩行開光，開光內一面淺浮雕雙馬圖，另一面隱起蝙蝠喜字垂磬紋，表徵「喜慶有福」。壺體兩側浮雕獸首銜環，上配青金石頂蓋。來源：1998年12月20日北京翰海秋拍

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Lot 9087

Lot 9088

A YELLOW JADE SNUFF BOTTLE

A JADE ‘SCHOLARS AND PINE’ SNUFF BOTTLE

Of pebble form resting on a flattened base, the plain body of an even luscious tone.

Of compressed globular form resting on a flattened oval base, exquisitely worked to the scene of a rider straddled on his domesticated horse enroute to his destination accompanied by his attendant amidst a plum blossom tree in a mountainous rocky landscape, the reverse with a wine vessel set in between two conversing figures upholding a cup of wine under the shade of a pine tree overlooked by a flying bird in near proximity, the luminous stone of an even tone.

QING DYNASTY

PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s New York, 21 March 1999, Lot 68 H: 7 cm HK$ 100,000 - 150,000

19TH CENTARY

H: 8.5 cm

NT$ 391,000 - 586,000 US$ 12,900 - 19,300

HK$ 30,000 - 50,000 NT$ 117,000 - 195,000

清黃玉光素鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，廣腹，腹下漸廣至底部急內斂，圜足。整料黃玉雕成，玉質凝潤，通體光素，不施任何紋樣。上配黃色蜜蠟頂蓋。來源：1999年3月21號紐約蘇富比，編號68

US$ 3,900 - 6,400

19世紀晚白玉松下高士鼻煙壺直口，短頸，豐肩，圓腹，腹下漸斂，平底。整料白玉雕成，兩面雕工，一面以壓地隱起技法，淺浮雕松下高士對飲圖，另一面淺浮雕踏雪尋梅圖，所刻紋樣典雅，把玩掌中，足以沁人心脾。

Lot 9089 A WHITE JADE 'HAWK' SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of shield form resting on a flattened base below the cylindrical neck, decorated with a hawk grasping tightly onto the rockworks, the naturalistic russet skin of the stone skillfully utilized to eventuate the details on the Hawk and the rough texture of the rockworks. H: 6.5 cm HK$ 60,000 - 80,000 NT$ 234,000 - 313,000 US$ 7,700 - 10,300

清白玉留皮巧雕「立鷹圖」鼻煙壺直口，短頸，豐肩，圓腹，腹下漸斂，平底內凹。整料和闐白玉雕成，腹壁利用褐色玉皮巧雕立鷹，蒼鷹雄踞於岩坡之上，勾喙銳睛，隱然有英雄獨立的不凡氣概。上配珊瑚頂蓋。

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Lot 9090 A WHITE JADE MULTI-COLORED 'BUTTERFIES' SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of rectangular form with a flat lip above the recessed foot surrounded by a protruding footrim, finely depicting a scene of flowering camellias issuing from rockworks amidst leafy branches bearing additional luscious blossoms with a butterfly pollinating in near proximity, the reverse with further inscriptions reading Chun hua yizhi xiao chu, ziran zhi you feng qing in applaud of the beautiful camellias in full bloom. H: 6.4 cm HK$ 90,000 - 120,000 NT$ 352,000 - 469,000 US$ 11,600 - 15,500

清白玉金漆彩繪蘭蝶風情圖直口，短頸，斜肩，長方扁圓腹，腹下至底足處急斂，橢圓形圈足。通體整料白玉雕成，玉質甚佳，凝潤潔白，兩面以金彩漆堆畫而成，一面堆畫湖石花卉，花卉之間彩蝶翩翩飛舞；另一面花卉過牆攀生搖曳，留白處以漆繪金彩書：椿花一枝笑處，自然之有風清。上配鑲珊瑚鎏金銅頂蓋。

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Lot 9091 AN ‘ARCHAISTIC DRAGON’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of compressed circular form, surmounted by a wide cylindrical mouth above the flattened base, the body finely decorated with a pair of confronting stylised dragons repeated on the reverse side, the luminosity of the stone highlights the contours of the glistening dragons. PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s London, 5 November 1998, lot 635 H: 6.5 cm

HK$ 70,000 - 90,000 NT$ 273,000 - 352,000 US$ 9,000 - 11,600

清白玉夔龍鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，圓腹，腹下漸收，平底內凹。白玉雕成，兩面雕工，紋樣雷同。俱以壓地隱器技法，淺浮雕足尾相抵且呈相向而視的雙夔龍，夔龍造型典雅，二方連續的構圖設計，具有連綿不絕的視覺延伸意象，上配翠玉頂蓋。來源：1999年3月5號紐約蘇富比，編號635

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Lot 9092 A WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of rectangular form with indented corners above the rectangular base, the plain body with a raised quatrefoil panel, similarly rendered on the reversed, flanked by an animal head suspending rings on the narrow sides, the stone of a luminous even tone. H: 7 cm

HK$ 50,000 - 70,000 NT$ 195,000 - 273,000 US$ 6,400 - 9,000

清白玉光素長方鼻煙壺直口，短頸，折肩，長方直腹，腹下至底足處急斂，長方形圈足。通體白玉雕成，兩面凸起倭角長方形開光，兩側浮雕獸首銜環為耳，上配翠玉頂蓋。

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Lot 9093 A JADE SNUFF BOTTLE WITH BROCADE BUCKLE DESIGN AND A HUNDRED SHOU CHARACTERS QIANLONG AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

Of shield form resting on a flat oval foot, surmounted by a gently flared everted mouth rim, finely incised in resemblance to a brocade buckle design simulating the patterns found on brocade decorated with further shou characters, another of formalized florets bordered by a keyfret trim, the well-polished stone mottled with strikes of russet inclusions. H: 6.9 cm HK$ 120,000 - 200,000 NT$ 469,000 - 781,000 US$ 15,500 - 25,800

清乾隆白玉滿工團壽錦地巾袱紋鼻煙壺直口，束頸，豐肩，扁圓腹，腹壁至邊沿漸薄，腹下漸收，窄平底。整料白玉雕成，玉質甚佳，通體兩面雕工，以壓地隱起的細膩技巧，滿雕團壽錦地巾袱紋，巾袱呈包繫狀，且巾袱之上亦滿雕龜背錦地。綜合觀之，團壽錦地自有百壽的寓意，而巾袱作包袱貌，亦有包福的諧音，又龜背錦地更有長壽的象徵。也因此，是件鼻煙壺不僅有「包福萬壽」的吉祥寓意，而且亦是一件雕工細緻的上乘精品。上配珊瑚頂蓋。

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Lot 9094 A WHITE JADE AUSPICIOUS SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of pear shaped form rising to an elongated neck from a flat oval base, the body finely encircled by a band and ruyi notif below the mouth rim, the body further incised with keyfrets and foliate tendrils. H: 7 cm HK$ 80,000 - 120,000 NT$ 313,000 - 469,000 US$ 10,300 - 15,500

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清白玉變形蟬紋鼻煙壺直口，溜肩，垂腹，底足內凹。整料白玉雕成，玉質姣好，通體利用淺浮雕，結合各式勾連雲紋，組成線條流暢且情態寫意的變形蟬紋，是一件設計新穎的瑰麗佳器。

Lot 9095

Lot 9096

A JADE ‘GRAPES’ SNUFF BOTTLE

A WHITE JADE ‘ELEPHANT’ SNUFF BOTTLE

Worked to the form of a strand of plump grapes, the reverse partially covered with a leafy foliage issued from the toppled stem, the stone mottled with brownish russet inclusions.

Of baluster form resting on a wide foot, surmounted by a slightly flared neck above the slender shoulders, the exterior skillfully worked to resemble a delicate alignment of pleats on silk, flanked by a pair of elephant heads suspending a circular ring handle on the narrow sides.

QING DYNASTY

H: 7.5 cm HK$ 40,000 - 60,000 NT$ 156,000 - 234,000

19TH CENTURY

PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s London, 5 November 1998, lot 638 H: 7.6 cm

US$ 5,200 - 7,700 HK$ 120,000 - 200,000

清白玉葡萄紋鼻煙壺

NT$ 469,000 - 781,000 US$ 15,500 - 25,800

鼻煙壺呈果實狀，局部有淺褐色糖料質地，頂部開圓孔為壺口，通體隨自然石形，以減地技法浮滿雕蒂實飽滿的葡萄紋。上配珊瑚枝槎頂蓋。

19世紀白玉象首耳活環鼻煙壺直口，束頸，溜肩，長圓腹，腹下漸收，臥足。整料白玉雕成，兩側浮雕象首耳活環，外壁淺浮雕褶袱垂巾紋，通體線條流暢，上配瑪瑙頂蓋。來源：1998年11月5號蘇富比秋拍，編號638

Lot 9097 A ‘EGGPLANT’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Well hollowed and skillfully worked from a delicate white pebble, retaining an area of spinach green mottled with patches of golden brownish skin rendered as the stem bearing the plump plant, the well polished stone with further naturalistic light russet inclusions on the body. PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s London, 5 November 1998, lot 639 H: 8.6 cm Compare with a jade snuff bottle of eggplant form, illustrated in Chinese snuff bottle , Hugh M Moss ltd, London, 1970, pl.27, p.13. HK$ 30,000 - 50,000 NT$ 117,000 - 195,000 US$ 3,900 - 6,400

清中期白玉鑲碧玉茄瓜形鼻煙壺鼻煙壺作茄瓜形，通體白玉雕成，局部有淺褐色斑痕，肩部巧鑲碧玉為花葉萼托，造型生動寫實，工藝精湛，為清代中期的典型茄瓜式巧作鼻煙壺。來源：1998年11月5號倫敦蘇富比，編號639

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Lot 9098 A BLACK JADE ‘LUI HAI’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY

Of globular form adequately but not extensively hollowed with a flat lip and flat foot, worked with a scene of Liu Hai , holding a long cord with coins secured to its tasseled end, luring his seated three-legged toad sitting amidst a rocky landscape, the reverse with a traveller riding on his domesticated horse enroute to his destination with the accompany of his attendant, all rendered in high relief. H: 6.7 cm

Lui Hai is commonly referred to as the god of wealth, he is often depicted with a fringe hair cut and carries a string of cash luring his three-legged toad

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HK$ 80,000 - 150,000 NT$ 313,000 - 586,000 US$ 10,300 - 193,00

清墨玉雕劉海金蟾鼻煙壺直口，短頸，豐肩，廣圓腹，腹下至底部急斂，橢圓形凹足。整料墨玉雕成，通體碩大飽滿，兩面雕工，一面以陷地深刻技法，浮雕劉海金蟾圖，劉海披髮持錢，三足金蟾侍立一旁，形象豐富多姿；另一面危岩小徑間行旅騎驢，頗有宋畫意境。全器以「刀」代筆，巧琢出構圖高雅，意蘊深遠的精采之作。

Lot 9099 A JADE ‘LOTUS’ SNUFF BOTTLE QIANLONG AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

Of compressed heart-shaped form, finely worked with the continuous scene of foliate tendrils issuing formalized lotuses, skillfully worked with petals constituting the base, all rendered in medium relief, the stone intersperse with naturalistic dark russet inclusions. PROVENANCE: Previously acquired at My Humble House H: 5.9 cm

HK$ 90,000 - 150,000 NT$ 352,000 - 586,000 US$ 11,600 - 19,300

清乾隆白玉灑金纏枝番蓮紋鼻煙壺直口，短頸，豐肩，扁圓腹，腹下漸斂，平底。和闐白玉雕成，表面灑金滿裹。外壁以淺浮雕技法滿雕具痕都斯坦風格的纏枝番蓮紋，番蓮花是清代貴族的表徵，以致番蓮襯以纏枝意象，似乎就有「萬代富貴」的吉祥寓意。來源：早年䐟於台北寒舍

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Lot 9100 A WHITE JADE AUSPICIOUS ‘HEI’ SNUFF BOTTLE MID-QING

Of compressed globular form with a gently flared footrim, surmounted by a cylindrical neck, worked on the body with the auspicious character hei within a circular roundel, the reverse similarly decorated, flanked by a protruding oval panel on the narrow sides. PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s, November 1998 H: 6.2 cm

HK$ 60,000 - 80,000 NT$ 234,000 - 313,000 US$ 7,700 - 10,300

清中期白玉開光囍字鼻煙壺直口，短頸，溜肩，圓腹，圈足。白玉雕成，兩側凸起橢圓形開光，腹壁兩面作減地圓形開光，開光內淺浮雕囍字。上配翠玉頂蓋。來源：1998年11月蘇富比秋拍

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CHINESE WORKS OF ART (HONG KONG)

The following provisions are entered into by and between Ravenel Auction Hong Kong Limited, , as the auctioneer(hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) and the Seller (hereinafter referred to as the “Seller”). This Agreement is also entered into by and between the Company as the agent of the Seller and the Buyer (hereinafter referred to as the “Buyer”). The Prospective Buyer, the Buyer and the Seller must carefully review and completely agree all provisions hereunder and any revisions from time to time. The Buyer should pay special attention to Article 2, Section 5which provides limitations as to the legal responsibilities of the Company. Article 1.Definition Some of the phrases commonly seen herein are defined as follows: 1. “The Buyer” shall mean highest bidder accepted by the Company. 2. “The Prospective Buyer” shall mean any potential bidder willing to attend the auction sale hosted by the Company. 3. “The Seller” shall mean the mandator who provides the Lot and agrees to appoint the Company as its exclusive agent to sell the Lot at the Auction and participate, and cooperate, in exhibitions prior to the Auction if so required by the Company. 4. “The Lot” shall mean the item delivered to the Company to be sold in an auction, especially the single or multiple pieces of items numbered in the catalogue. 5. “Hammer price” shall mean the highest bid with respect to one particular auction item accepted by the auctioning party. 6. “The Buyer’s Premium paid by the Buyer” shall mean the fee based on a certain percentage of the Hammer price paid by the Buyer; the percentage shall be as prescribed in Article 2, Section 4a. 7. “The Reserve Price” shall mean the lowest price agreed by the Company and Seller. The Lot cannot be sold at a price lower than such price. 8. “Counterfeit” shall mean the Lot constitutes imitation and the original concept of the imitation and its overall execution result in fraud to cause deception in connection with the author, history, year, age, culture or origin of the Lot, for which the accurate description is not reflected in the catalogue and the value of the Lot on the auction day is far less than the value it should have according to the description in the catalogue. Therefore, no auction item will become a counterfeit as a result of any damage and/or any repairing in any manner (including repaints). 9. "Insured amount" shall mean the value of the insurance purchased for the Lot which the Company considers necessary under its absolute power from time to time (regardless whether such insurance is purchased by the Company). Article 2.The Buyer 1. The Company as the Agent The Company, as the auctioning party, shall act as the agent of the Seller. Except otherwise provided, items successfully sold in the auction held by the Company shall be bound by the agreement made by and between the Seller, through the agency of the Company, and the Buyer. 2.Prior to the Auction a. Authentication We strongly recommend that the prospective buyers conduct their own authentication for the items they are interested in bidding prior to the auction. We provide no guarantees to the buyer including but without limitations whether the Lot is a counterfeit or the authentication of the Lot’s certificates (with the exception of the guarantee with regard to counterfeits as defined in Article 1 of the Transaction Agreement). b. Important Notice Attention, the Prospective Buyers: As far as possible, the descriptions of auction items will mention obvious defects of the items; however, they do not necessarily include all flaws, defects, or incomplete aspects. The Company does not guarantee that the Lots on auction are in good working condition and the descriptions in the catalogue must not be construed as implying such. The description of the auction items also do not imply that the items have not gone through readjustment or repair or allude anything about the current state or storage conditions of the items. Any omission in the catalogue description regarding the current condition or the appraisal of defects in the items by no means represent that those items are in good condition, function normally, or that there will be any free repair or replacement of parts. We strongly recommend the Prospective Buyers to personally view the items for which they plan to bid before the auction itself. If a Prospective Buyer is unable to view an item for whatever reason, then in our role as a service provider, we would be more than happy to offer our opinion of an item’s special characteristics and current condition. However, the Company is not a professional restorer of the Lots; therefore, any description in the catalogue or any statement provided by the Company is purely the Company’s subjective opinion and not a statement of fact, not for representations or warranties. The Prospective Buyer completely understands and acknowledges that all of the items on auction are being sold in “as is” condition.The Company does not provide any representation or guarantee as to the conditions of any of the items. Unless otherwise stated in laws of Hong Kong, the Company does not provide any warranty with the items. c. Symbol Key The following key explains the symbol you may see inside this catalogue. Premium Lot In order to bid on “Premium Lots” the Buyer must complete the required pre-registration application and deliver to The Company such necessary financial references, guarantees, deposits and / or such other security as The Company’s may in its absolute discretion require for your bid. The Companydecision whether to accept any pre-registration application shall be final. We recommend you complete and return the Lot pre-registration form in this catalogue in the manner required therein or contact the Company at least 5 working days prior to the relevant sale in order to process the pre-registration. Please bear in mind that we are unable to obtain financial references over weekends or public holidays. The Company will provide a special paddle number for the register of “Premium Lot”. ○ Guaranteed Property The Seller of the Lots with this symbol next to the Lot number has been guaranteed a minimum price from one auction or a series of auctions. This guarantee may be provided by the Company, by a third party or jointly by the Company and a third party. A guarantee may be in the form of an irrevocable bid provided by a third party. Third parties providing or participating in a guarantee may benefit financially if a guaranteed Lot is sold successfully and may incur a loss if the sale is not successful. If third parties providing or participating in a guarantee is the successful bidder for the guaranteed Lot, they should be required to pay the full Buyer’s Premium.

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d. Catalogue Explanations Any statement of the author, history, date, year, size, material, ownership, authenticity, origin, condition of preservation or estimated selling price of any of the Lots and certificates thereof shown in the catalogue or the authentication opinion made by the Company, or any other verbal or written statements made separately shall be solely statements of opinions and shall not be deemed the basis for the statements of actual fact. The photographs shown in the catalogue shall serve as reference only and shall not be deemed as the basis for determining the color or tone of any Lots or disclosure of the defects of such item. The estimates of the auction price shall not be deemed the price at which such item will be successfully sold or the statement of the value of the item for other purposes. Many auction items fail to maintain their perfect condition because of time and other environmental factors. Some of the explanations in the catalogue or the authentication opinions will state defects and/or the repair background of the Lots. Such information is meant for reference only. Missing information in the statements does not mean the Lot has no defects or has not been repaired. Any statement of one particular defect does not mean there is no any other defect. e. Responsibility of the Buyer The Buyer is responsible for clarifying and satisfying himself about the condition of the items and any related matters stated in the catalogue descriptions and making his/her own judgment or estimation independently regarding the items. 3. In the Auction a. Refusal of Admission The auction is held at the premises of the Company or any location where the Company has control of for the auction. The Company has full discretion to exercise the right to refuse entry to the premises for the auction or to prevent participation in the auction. b. Registration Prior to the Bidding The Prospective Buyers must fill in and sign the registration forms prior to the bidding and provide personal identification. The Prospective Buyers should also note that the Company may be requested to conduct credit checks against Buyers. c. The Bidder is the Buyer Unless a written agreement has been made upon registration that the bidder will be the agent who acts on behalf of a third person and such third person is accepted by the Company, the bidder will be deemed as the Buyer who will bear individual legal responsibilities. d.Commission Bids The Company will make the proper effort to bid for the Prospective Buyers who instruct us to bid on their behalf by using the forms attached to the explanations of the catalogue; provided, however, bid commission instructions are delivered to the Company prior to the auction. If the Company receives several commission bids for one particular item, with all bid prices being equal and of the highest bid price at the auction, priority shall be given to the Buyer whose bid commission is delivered to the Company first. Commission bids are subject to auction conditions. The situation at the auction may prevent the Company from making the bid as commissioned. This is a free service provided by the Company to the Prospective Buyers pursuant to the provisions prescribed. The Company will not be held legally liable if it fails to make the bid as commissioned. The Prospective Buyers should attend the auction in person if they wish to ensure a successful bid. e. Bid by Phone The Company will make proper effort to contact the bidder so he can participate in the auction by phone if the Prospective Buyer makes arrangements with the Company prior to the auction. However, the Company will bear no responsibilities to the Seller or any Prospective Buyer if no contact is made or any failure to participate in the auction by phone under any circumstances. f. Online Bids via LiveAuctioneers If the bidder cannot attend the auction, it may be possible to bid online via LiveAuctioneers for selected Lots to bear individual buyers’ responsibilities. This service is free and confidential. For information about registering to bid via LiveAuctioneers, please refer to ravenel.com. Bidders using the LiveAuctioneers service are subject to the additional terms and conditions for online bidding via LiveAuctioneers, which can be viewed at ravenel.com and be revised by the Company from time to time. g. Exchange Rate Conversion Board There will be an exchange rate conversion board operating at the auctions. The exchange rate is calculated at the exchange rate of the one-month future goods reported to the Company from the bank when starting business on the day of the auction. Nonetheless, the auction will still be conducted in HKdollars. The exchange rate conversion board is not absolutely reliable and for the reference only. The accuracy of either the Lot numbering shown on the board or the equivalent of the bid price in any foreign currency is not within the control of the Company. The Company will not be responsible for any losses caused by the reliance of the Buyer on the exchange rate conversion board. h. Recorded Images There is image projection in the auctions; however, errors may occur during the operation. The Company is not liable for the color accuracy of the reproduced image and whether the projected image corresponds to the item being auctioned. i. Determining Power of the Auctioneer The auctioneer has the absolute power to reject any bid, push for bids at his discretion, withdraw any auction items, separate or combine two or more auction items, and if there is any error or dispute, re-auction the items.If the auctioneer announcethe points for attention before the auction or the bidding, the Buyer shall pay attention for any announcement as its own responsibility. j. Successful Bids Under the sole discretion of the auctioneer, the fall of the hammer indicates the acceptance of the highest bid price, i.e., the Seller and the Buyer enter into a successful auction agreement. The Buyer shall be responsible to the Seller for performing the obligations and responsibility of a Buyer. 4. Following the Auction a. The Buyer’s Premium of Each Lot Payable by the Buyer (1)The Buyer should pay the hammer price and, in addition, the Buyer’s Premium to the Company. For hammer price below HK$ 8,000,000 (inclusive), the Buyer’s Premium should be calculated at 20% of the hammer price. (2)For hammer price higher than HK$ 8,000,000, total amount of the Buyer’s Premium should be that the first HK$ 8,000,000 of the hammer price should be calculated at 20% and the rest of the amount of the hammer price should be calculated at 12%. b. Taxes All the payments payable by the Buyer to the Company do not include any government tax any commodity or service taxes or any other value added taxes. The Buyer should be responsible for paying any applicable taxes as required by the law. c. Payment The Buyer should provide his name and permanent address to the Company upon the successful bid. Relevant bank information, including but without limitations the payment account, should also be provided upon request. All payments due (including the hammer price,

Buyer’s Premium and any applicable taxes) should be paid within 7 days following the auction date. The aforesaid provision also applies if the Buyer intends to export the Lot and (may) need the export permit. If the Buyer fails to pay to the Company all the payments due, the Buyer will not acquire the ownership of the Lot even if the Company has delivered such item to the Buyer. If the payment to The Company are made in any currency other than HK dollars, the Company will collect from the Buyer any foreign exchange expense incurred therefrom, including bank charges and foreign exchange Buyer’s Premiums. The exchange rate of the payments to the Company in any currency other than HK dollars should be the exchange rate reported by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) to the Company on the auction date and should be based on the certificates issued by the Company according to such exchange rate. d. Collection of the Lot Sold Unless otherwise agreed by the Company, the Company will hold temporarily the successfully sold Lots until all payments to the Company are made in full. The Lot will be covered by the insurance of the Company from the auction date for 7 days during the temporary holding period. The insurance coverage will terminate upon earlier collection of such item. The Buyer should be responsible for all risks following expiration of the said 7-day period or the collection (whichever is the earlier). e. Packaging and Transportation The Buyer is requested to note that he should bear all the risks after expiration of the said 7 days period or from collection of such items(whichever is the earlier), without prejudice to the Company’s right. f. Referral of Packaging or Transportation Companies The shipping department of the Company may act as the agent of the Buyer to arrange for delivery. Although we can refer freight forwarders upon special request, the Company will not be held liable for any legal responsibilities in this regard.And the Buyer shall prepay the freight charges. g. Remedies for Non-Payment of Items Sold The Company is entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights or remedies if the Buyer fails to make payment within 7 days following the auction date: (1)An interest at the annual rate of no higher than 10% plus the base interest rate of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) will be imposed on all of the payment due if payment is not made within 7 days following the auction date. Besides, we have the right of charging also 1% selling price (including of hammer price and the commission) multiplied by the number of delayed days as fine for the default. The payment to be made by the Buyer mayoffset any payment owed by the Company or its subsidiaries to the Buyer for any other transactions upon the Company’s sole decision. (2)To exercise lien of any items owned by the Buyer and held by the Company for any purposeincluding but without limitations other transactions. The Company may arrange to sell such items after serving a 14-day notice to the Buyer about his non-payment. The proceeds shall make up for the payment due. (3)If the Buyer owes the Company several payments as a result of different transactions, the payments will setoff any payments due in any particular transaction, regardless of whether the Buyer specifies to setoff such payments. (4)Refuse the Buyer to make, or to make on behalf of others, bids in any future auctions and/ or to require a security deposit from the Buyer before accepting any future bids from him. If the Buyer fails to make payment within 35 days, the Company is entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights in addition to the aforementioned: (a)To bring legal proceedings against the Buyer on behalf of the Seller to claim the entire payment due and the legal fees and attorney fees resulting from such proceeding based on a total claim. (b)Cancel the transaction of Lots bid by the Buyer or any other auction items sold to the Buyer at the same or any other auctions. (c)To arrange a public or private re-sale of the Lot. If the re-selling price is lower, the difference will be claimed against the Buyer together with any cost incurred as a result of the non-payment by the Buyer. h. No Collection of the Lot Sold The Company will arrange for the storage of the Lot if such item sold is not collected within 7 days following the successful auction, regardless of payment. Such storage cost will be borne by the Buyer. Only when the storage, shipping, insurance cost and any other expenses together with any other payments due to the Company are paid in full can the sold Lot be collected. i. Export Permit Except where otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, the fact that the Buyer’s wishes to apply for an export permit does not affect the Buyer’s responsibility to make the payments in 7 days following the auction date; nor does it affect the Company’s right to impose interest on delayed payments. If the Buyer requests that the Company applies for the export permit on his behalf, the Company is entitled to collect monies made in connection with such an application and any miscellaneous expenses together with any relevant value added taxes. If the Buyer makes the payment regardless of the fact that an export permit is needed, the Company is not responsible for returning to the Buyer any interest or other expenses incurred therefrom. 5. The Legal Responsibility of the Company The Company is responsible for returning payment to the Buyer pursuant to Article 2, Section 6. Otherwise, whether the Buyer, the Company, any employees or agents of the Company will not be held liable for any statements of the author, history, date, year, ownership, authenticity or origin of any auction item or any errors with respect to any explanations and any flaws or defects of any auction item. The Buyer, the Company, the employees or the agents of the Company make no guarantee impliedly or explicitly with respect to any auction items. Any warranty of any kind shall not be included herein. 6. Return of Payments for Counterfeits The transaction will be cancelled and payments made before remit to the Seller will be returned to the Buyer if the Lot of the Company is confirmed to be a counterfeit by the professional appraisal party agreed and recognized by the Company in writing. However, if: a. The catalogue explanations or the notice at the auction distributed on the auction day corresponds to the opinions generally accepted by the academic or professional fields or explicitly indicates it conflicts with the opinions generally accepted by the academic or professional fields; or b. The method used to prove that the Lot is a counterfeit is a scientific procedure not generally accepted for use before the publication of the catalogue or a procedure unreasonably expensive on the day of the auction, or impractical, or may cause damage to the Lot; the Company is not liable for the return of any payment under any circumstances. In addition, the Buyer’s payment can only be refunded when the following terms are met: 1. The Buyer must notify the Company in writing within 10 days following the auction day that he considers the relevant auction item a counterfeit. The Buyer must return the Lot to the Company within the following 14 days after notice and the said notice and the condition of the item must be the same as on the auction day and without any damage. 2. Upon returning the Lot, the Buyer must present evidence as soon as possible to convince the Company that the Lot is a counterfeit (The Company has the final and sole discretion and decision and such decision shall not be objected in this regard). The Buyer may also assign the good ownership of the Lot to the Company, which shall not concern any third party claim.

Under no circumstances is it necessary for the Company to pay the Buyer an amount more than what the Buyer pays in connection with the Lot and the Buyer can not claim interests. The interests of the warrantee cannot be assigned and belong solely to the Buyer who receives the original invoice on which such Buyer’s name is recorded from the Company when the Lot is sold. Such Buyers shall remain the owner of the auction Lot and cannot assign any interest of the Lot to any other person. The Company is entitled to ascertain that the Lot is not a counterfeit based on a scientific procedure or any other procedure, regardless of whether such procedure is being used on the day of the auction.If the result of appraising and verifying whether the Lot is a counterfeit by the Company conflicts with the evidence provided by the Buyer, the Company’s said result shall prevail over the evidence provided by the Buyer. Article 3.The Seller 1. The Company as the Agent The Company acts as the agent of the Seller at a public auction. The Closing Agreement of the Lot is the agreement by and between the Buyer and the Seller, through the agency of the Company on behalf of the Seller. The Seller shall be responsible to the Buyer for performing the obligations and responsibility of a seller. 2. Expenses The Seller shall bear costs relating to the following: a. Packing of the Lot and shipping to the Company for the auction b. Any applicable shipping insurance c. The packaging and shipping if the item is delivered back to the Seller. Any applicable custom duties d. Insured under the Company art relic insurance policy (explained in detail later) indicate cohere (we point below) e. Any repairs made to the Lot as per prior agreement with the Seller f. Authentication made by independent professionals appointed by the Company which the Company believes to be necessary in preparing the catalogue explanations. g. Any independent professional opinions appointed by the Company which the Company deems proper h. The storage, loading and unloading and custody of the Lot after the auction (if applicable) i. The administration cost of the Company reaches the total amount of 10% of all the expenses and 10% of the damages incurred as a result of client services provided. j. Any marketing and promotional expenses 3. Insurance Coverage to be Arranged by the Company a. Unless otherwise agreed by the Company, the Lot will be automatically insured under the the Company art relic policy in the amount as deemed appropriate and estimated by the Company. However, the insured amount is not the amount the Company undertakes to be successfully reached during the auction. b. The Company will collect 1% of the hammer price from the Seller or 1% of the Reserve Price if the Lot is not successfully auctioned as the insurance fee. If the shipping is arranged by the Company, an additional amount will be collected by the Company from the Seller as the shipping insurance. Such amount varies depending on the individual condition of each auction item. The Company will refer a freight forwarder if necessary. However, in no event shall the Company be not responsible for any legal responsibilities and liabilities incurred therefrom. c. The Lot will remain insured up to 7 days after the auction date. If the Lot has not been sold, it will be at the Seller’s risk upon the expiry of 7 days. d. We are unable to accept responsibility for damage caused by woodworm or changes in atmospheric conditions, moisture, force majeure or unforeseeable conditions, or any reason not attributable to the Company. 4. Insurance Purchased by the Owner If the Seller instructs the Company specifically that it is unnecessary to purchase insurance for the Lot, the risks shall be borne entirely by the Seller until the Buyer makes all the paymentsand the Lot is delivered to the Buyer. The Seller must indemnify the Company, the employees and agents of the Company and the Buyer (if applicable) any claims in connection with the auction against the Company, the employees and agents of the Company and the Buyer, regardless of the cause of such claim, without any conditions. The Buyer must be responsible and also pay for the expenses incurred as a result of such claim if requested by the Company, the employees and agents of the Company and the Buyer, even if such expenses are made as a result of negligence by the Company, the employees and agents of the Company and the Buyer without proof of legal responsibility. The Seller must informby himself/herself the underwriter of the Seller the provision herein. 5. Commitments Made by the Seller with Respect to the Lot The standards for the Company to handle the Lots are provided hereunder. These standards also stipulate and limit the sale relationship between the Seller and Buyer. In the event such standards are incorrect in any aspect, the Company or the Buyer may bring legal actions against the Seller. The Company should base the purchase and handling of auction items on the following undertaking made by the Seller: a. The Seller is the only legal owner of the Lot and has the unlimited rights to assign his ownership to the Buyer which should not concern any third party right or claim (including but without limitations copyright claims, liens, mortgage). b. The Seller complies with all the laws in connection with the import and export of auction items and any other laws and has notified the Company in writing any failure to comply with such rules in the past. c. The Seller has notified the Company in writing of any major modifications in the Lot to the best of his knowledge and any concern the third party has raised with respect to the ownership of the Lot and the condition. In the event of any inaccuracy of the above a, b and c now or in the future, the Seller must guarantee, if requested, to identify fully the Company and/or the Buyer all the claims, legal fees, attorney fees or other costs and expenses arising herefrom, whether caused by the Lot or the auction proceeds. 6. Auction Arrangements a. The Company has absolute discretion over the description of the auction in the catalogue, display layouts, authentication opinions, location and method of the auction, who will be allowed to bid and the acceptance of the bid price, whether to seek professional opinion and whether to combine or separate the Lots. b. Any price estimates, whether verbal or written are strictly opinions and shall not serve as a guarantee of the final price for the Lot to be sold. c. The Seller cannot withdraw the sale of the Lot without obtaining the prior written consent from the Company. The Company reserves the right to withdraw, suspend, or terminate the sale and authorization of the Lots for the following reasons. These reasons include: 1. The Company is doubtful about the definition or authenticity of the Lot or the accuracy of the statement referred to in Articles 5a, b. or c; or 2. Any violations of the Transaction Agreement; or 3. The Company deems it inappropriate to include the Lot in the auction.

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d. Withdrawal of Mandate or Authorization (1)The Seller may not withdraw, suspend or terminate his/her/its mandate for the Item(s) or the authorization to the Company under this Agreement without prior written consent of the Company. (2)In the case of such withdrawal, suspending or termination stated in paragraph A, the Seller shall pay the Company an amount equivalent to 40% of the Reserve Price as punitive damages in addition to the compensation for damages or economic loss to the Company. (3)In case of default or breach of this Agreement, the Company may cancel or terminate this Agreement anytime and the Seller shall also pay all costs and expenses incurred by the Company under this Agreement. 7. Auction Rules a. The Company will auction the item according to the Reserve Price. The Reserve Price may not be higher than the minimum of the estimates set in the catalogue except otherwise if the Reserve Price agreed is in a currency other than HK dollars and the ReservePrice is higher than the minimum of the estimates caused by the exchange rate fluctuation between the Reserve Price agreement day and the auction day. Under such circumstances, except where otherwise agreed by the Company, the ReservePrice shall be in HK dollars calculated by the exchange rate at the closing of the market the day immediately before the successful auction. b. If the bid price is lower than the ReservePrice, the Company is in no way to be held liable; however, the Company is entitled to auction the item at a price lower than the ReservePrice. If the Company so auctions the item, the Company is responsible to pay the Seller the difference between the closing price and the ReservePrice. c. The Seller may not increase the price with his own or other third parties’ name, nor participate in the bidding of his/her/its auction item(s)with his own or other third parties’ name, however, The Company is authorized to bid on behalf of the Seller at the price not higher than the Reserve Price. 8. After the Successful Auction a. Settlement Upon the successful auction, the Company will request the Buyer to make full payment no later than within 7 days following the auction date, including the compensation payable by the Buyer. Upon payment by the Buyer, unless the Company receives a notice claiming such auction item is a counterfeit (as defined in Article 2 of the Transaction Agreement) or other necessary conditions, the Company will remit to the Seller within 60 workdays following the successful auction day an amount equal to the closing price taking away all the expenses payable by the Seller. In the event the Buyer delays the payment, the Company will remit to the Seller within 7 workdays following the payment in full by the Buyer. Unless otherwise instructed by the Seller in writing, the Company will make its payment in HK dollars. If the Seller requests to pay in currencies other than HK dollars, the exchange rate should be according to what the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) reports and the Company announces on the auction date. b. Closing of the Transaction and Handling Fee (1)The transaction is closed when the Buyer has paid the Company in full after the auction. (2)The handling fee is payable to the Company after the closing of the transaction. c. Non-payment by the Buyer If the Buyer fails to make all the payments due within 7 days following the auction day, the Company is entitled to negotiate special terms in connection with the payments, storage, and insurance on behalf of the Seller and act as deemed necessary by the Company to collect payments payable from the Buyer.Any and all damages, costs, expenses or fees incurred shall be borne by the Seller. However, the Company is not responsible for making payment to the Seller nor for bringing any legal actions on behalf of the Seller. The Company will discuss with the Seller to adopt appropriate actions to claim auction payments from the Buyer. d. Counterfeits If the Buyer convinces or make the Company doubt that the Lot is a counterfeit (as defined in Article 1 of the Transaction Agreement) or stolen good or involved in any illegality within ten (10) days after the Buyer settles all payments and collects the Lot from the Company, the Company will return the hammer price (The Company may deduct the reasonable expenses and fees incurred) received from the Buyer and the Lot will be returned to the Seller or forwarded to the Police for handling. The Seller shall not object to the Company’s decision and handling in accordance with this Lot and make any claim or allegation. The Company will notify the Seller of such matter and the Seller shall return to the Company without objection the entire payment received within three (3) days of such notification, and shall pay the Company fees and expenses, and any and all losses, damages or related expenses and fees. In case that the Seller’s failure of payment and compensation obligations, the Seller shall pay the interest for delay of the entire payment by the best saving rate of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)plus ten percent (10%) per annum. In addition, the Company may collect one percent (1%) of the total amount of the hammer price plus the Buyer’s Premium paid by the Buyer as the compensations for breach of contract. The Company may decide to offset the Seller’s payment payable to the Company from the Company’s or other subsidiaries’payments due to the Seller in other transactions. e. Items Not Successfully Auctioned (1)Any items not successfully auctioned, not included in the auction or withdrawn from the auction for any reason must be collected by the Seller within 35 days upon notification by the Company to the Seller that he must reclaim the Lot. (2)A storage fee of HK$300 per day per piece will be imposed on each item not collected after such 35 day period together with an additional charge for purchasing insurance coverage. The Seller may not reclaim such item until all the payments due are made. (3)Such items may be removed to a third party warehouse if not collected in 60 days after the notification of collection is issued. The expenses arising therefrom shall be borne by the Seller. (4)The Company may dispose of the Lot in the manner it deems appropriate if such item is not collected within 90 days following the auction date or the notice date (whichever is the earlier). Such disposal includes removing the item to a third party warehouse with the associated expenses borne by the Seller and to auction such items under terms deemed appropriate by the Company (including the terms of estimates and the ReservePrice). The Company will pay the Seller the auction proceeds after payments owed are offset. (5)The Company is authorized to act as the sole agent of the Seller within 2 months following the auction for any auction item withdrawn from the auction or not sold. The Company may auction in private the item based on net amount the Seller may receive (the amount after deducting all the expenses payable by the Seller) or sell such item in private at a lower price agreed upon by the Company and the Seller. The Company has the rights to offset all expenses payable by the Seller in advance. Under such circumstances, the Seller’s responsibilities and liabilities to the Company are the same as during an auction. 9. Photographs and Display The Seller agrees the Company have rights to make the photographs, illustration, recordings and other reproduced images of the Lot. The Company owns all rights to the photographs, illustration,recordings and other reproduced images of the Lot made by the Company. All the rights(including but without limitation the copyright) of such images shall belong to the Company and the company is entitled to use such images in any manner it deems appropriate,and the Seller has no objection.

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10. Taxes a. According to the tax laws of Hong Kong, The Company shall submit to the competent revenue agency the name of the Sellerand other relevant documents supplied by the Seller. b. If the Seller is a Hong Kong resident (corporation or individual), according to the tax laws of Hong Kong, no withholding amount of the profit tax will be deducted. However, The Company shall reserve the rights to claim for the tax amount and other related expenses (including but not limited to interests, penalty) from the Seller if the representation made or document provided by the Seller is not true. c. Where the Seller is a foreigner, the Seller agrees that The Company may deduct an amount equivalent to 0.5% of the hammer price or the Reserve Price (if the Reserve Price is higher than hammer price) and submit the deducted amount as Profits tax to the competent revenue agency. The amount to be withheld by The Company shall be subject to change once the applicable tax rate is adjusted. Article 4.Terms Applicable to Both the Buyer and the Seller 1. Intellectual Property Rights Intellectual property rights (including but without limitations, the copyright or patent) of all the images, photographs and written material in connection with the Lot shall maintain and belong to the Company at any time. The Buyer or any person may not use such items without obtaining prior written consent from the Company. 2. Notices All the notices distributed according to the Transaction Agreement herein shall be made in writing. Any notice shall be deemed served to the recipient on the second day following delivery if sent by mail. If the recipient is abroad, the notice shall be deemed served on the fifth working day following delivery by mail. 3. Severability a. If any part of the Transaction Agreement is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable by any court, such part can be ignored and the rest of the Transaction Agreement continues to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by the law. b. The conditions of the Buyer under Article 2 exclusively apply to the relationship between the Company and the Buyer, which the Seller shall not apply. And the conditions of the Seller under Article 3 exclusively apply to the relationship between the Company and the Seller, which the Buyer shall not apply. 4. This Agreement is entered into the parties in English and Chinese. If there is any conflict with two versions, the Chinese version shall prevail. 5. This Agreement may be revised or modified by the Company from time to time, and the Prospective Buyer, the Buyer andthe Seller agree to obey the revision or modification. 6. Jurisdiction The Transaction Agreement is governed under the Hong Kong laws and the interpretation and effect of the Rules shall be subject to the laws of Hong Kong. The Buyer and Seller shall submit themselves to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts for the interests of the Company.

香港古董業務規則

本業務規則，為羅芙奧香港拍賣有限公司 (「本公司」)作為拍賣公司與賣家訂立合約之條款，亦作為賣家之代理人與買家訂立合約之條款。準買家、買家及賣家務須細讀各項規則並完全同意遵守本業務規則。準買家、買家請特別留意第二條第5項，其對本公司之法律責任作了限定。一. 本業務規則所用詞彙之定義在本業務規則中，某些常用詞彙需加以解釋。此等詞彙定義如下： 1.「買家」：指本拍賣公司所接受之出價最高之自然人或法人。 2. 「準買家」：指任何有意參加本公司舉辦拍賣之任何自然人或法人。 3. 「賣家」：指將拍賣品獨家委託本公司於本公司舉辦之拍賣會參與拍賣之自然人或法人。 4.「拍賣品」：指交予本公司以供拍賣出售之物品，尤其在任何目錄內以任何編號描述之一項或多項物品。 5.「落槌價」：指本拍賣公司就某一拍賣品而接受之最高出價之價款。 6.「買家佣金」：指買家按拍賣落槌價之某一百分比而支付之費用；收費率如第二條第4a項所列。 7.「底價」：指本公司與賣家協定之最低價格，拍賣品不能以低於該價之價格售出。 8.「膺品」：指拍賣品構成模仿，而模仿之原構想及其整體執行均具有欺詐意圖，以就拍賣品之作者、來歷、年代、時期、文化或來源進行欺騙，而對此等事項之正確描述並未在目錄之描述上反映出來，而拍賣品在拍賣當日之價值，遠低於按照目錄之描述所應有之價值。按此定義，任何拍賣品均不會因為有任何損壞及或任何形式之修整而成為膺品。 9.「保險值」：指本公司不時按其絕對決定權認為拍賣品所應購買之保險之價值（不論保險是否由本公司安排購買）。二.買家 1. 本公司作為賣家之代理人作為拍賣公司，本公司以作為賣家代理人之身分行事。除另行協定外，在本公司之拍賣中成功拍賣之物品，即產生賣家通過本公司之代理與買家達成之合約。 2.拍賣前 a. 鑑定物品本公司鄭重建議，準買家應於拍賣進行之前親自鑑定其有興趣競投之物品。除香港法例 (如商品說明條例)另有規定外，本公司不會就拍賣品及其證明文件之真偽對買家作任何保證。 b. 拍賣品狀況之重要注意事項請準買家注意，在可能的範圍內，目錄中對於拍賣品特性上之描述，皆已提及顯著的損壞，惟不包括所有的缺陷、瑕疪與不完整。對任何拍賣品之描述亦不應視作表示其無經過重整或修理，亦不應視作對拍賣品狀態或保存情況的陳述或保證。在目錄中若有狀態陳述的缺乏或損害鑑定的缺乏，並不代表拍賣品是為良好狀態。本公司鄭重建議，準買家在拍賣進行之前，對於有興趣競投之拍賣品狀況應經由親自檢閱，不應依據目錄中的描述或陳述，因為任何在目錄中所列出的描述或陳述是為純粹本公司的主觀意見，並非提供聲明或擔保。準買家知悉並瞭解所有拍賣品均以「現狀」售出。除香港法例(如商品說明條例)另有規定外，本公司對於任何拍出之拍賣品狀態不作任何承諾或保證。 c. 符號表示以下為目錄中所載符號之說明高估價拍賣品為對「高估價拍賣品」（）作出競投，買家必須填妥拍賣品預先登記表，並向本公司交付所需的財務狀況證明、擔保、存款證明及或本公司可絕對酌情要求買家為競投須作出的其他抵押。本公司對是否接受任何預先登記申請有最終決定權。本公司建議買家在有關拍賣日期至少五個工作日前聯絡本公司，以進行預先登記。請注意本公司不能在週末或公眾假期期間取得財政狀況證明。「高估價拍賣品」登記競投者，本公司將提供特殊的競投牌號參與競投。 ○ 保證項目拍賣品編號旁註有○ 符號者，表示賣家已取得本公司保證，可在一次或一連串拍賣中得到最低出售價格。此保證可由本公司、第三方或由本公司與第三方共同提供。保證可為由第三方提供之不可撤銷競投之形式做出。若保證拍賣品成功售出，提供或參與提供保證之第三方可能會取得財務利益；惟銷售不成功時，則可能會產生虧損。若提供或參與保證之第三方成功競投保證拍賣品時，他們仍需支付全額的買家佣金。 d. 目錄說明本公司於目錄或鑑定意見書內對任何拍賣品及其證書之作者、來歷、日期、年代、尺寸、材質、歸屬、真實性、產地、保存狀況或估計售價之陳述，或另行對此等方面之口頭或書面陳述，均僅屬本公司主觀意見之陳述，不應依據為確實事實之陳述，亦不應視為本公司對於任何拍賣品之狀態所作之承諾或保證。目錄圖示亦僅作為參考而已，不應作為任何拍賣項目之依據，藉以決定其顏色或色調，或揭示其缺陷。拍賣價格之估計，不應依據為拍賣品會成功拍賣之價格或拍賣品作其他用途之價值陳述。許多拍賣品基於其年代或性質，使其未能有完美之狀況，目錄內有些說明或鑑定意見書會提述拍賣品之損壞及或修整資料。此等資料僅作為參考而已，如未有提述此等資料，亦不表示拍賣品並無缺陷或修整，如已提述特定缺陷，亦不表示並無其他缺陷。 e. 買家之責任有關拍賣品之狀況以及目錄說明所提述之事項，買家有責任自行查明並了解，並就拍賣品為自己獨立之判斷及評估，確使自己感到滿意。 3.拍賣時 a. 拒絕入場拍賣於本公司之場地進行，或於本公司為拍賣而具有控制權之場地進行，本公司具有完全之決定權，可行使權利拒絕任何人進入拍賣場地或參與拍賣而無須作出任何解釋。 b. 競投之前作出登記每一準買家在作出競投之前，必須填妥及簽署登記表格，並提供身分證明。準買家應注意，本公司通常會要求對買家作出信用核查。 c. 競投者為買家競投者將被視為買家而須承擔獨立之法律責任，除非登記時已經與本公司書面協定，競投者僅為第三人之代理人，且該第三人須為本公司所同意接受者。

d. 委託競投如準買家使用印於目錄說明之後之表格指示本公司代其競投，本公司將盡適當努力代其競投，但代為競投指示須於拍賣前送抵本公司。如本公司就某一拍賣品而收到多個委託競投之相等競投價，而在拍賣時此等競投價乃該拍賣品之最高競投價，則該拍賣品會歸其委託競投最先送抵本公司之人。委託競投之承擔受拍賣時之其他承諾所限，而拍賣進行之情況可能使本公司無法代為競投。由於此項承擔乃本公司為準買家按所述條款提供之免費服務，如未能按委託作出競投，本公司將不負任何法律責任。準買家如希望確保競投成功，應親自出席競投。 e. 電話競投如準買家於拍賣前與本公司作好安排，本公司將盡適當努力聯絡競投者，使其能以電話參與競投，但在任何情況下，如未能聯絡或無法參加電話競投，本公司對賣家或任何準買家均不負任何責任。 f. 即時網上競投若準買家未能出席拍賣會，或可透過 LiveAuctioneers 網上競投服務於網上競投指定拍品，而承擔買方獨立責任。此項服務乃免費及保密。有關透過 LiveAuctioneers 網上競投服務登記，進行網上競投之詳情，請參閱本公司網頁 ravenel.com。使用 LiveAuctioneers 網上競投服務之準買家須接受透過 LiveAuctioneers 網上競投服務進行即時網上競投之附加條款（可參閱羅芙奧 ravenel.com），以及適用於該拍賣之業務規則所規範，本公司得隨時修改該業務規則。 g. 匯率轉換顯示板拍賣會中，本公司會使用匯率轉換顯示板，然而競投仍會以港幣進行。匯率轉換顯示板僅供參考，不論是顯示板所示之拍賣品編號或是港幣競投價之相等外匯，其準確程度均可能會出現非本公司所能控制之誤差。買家因依賴匯率轉換顯示板（而非因以港幣競投）所導致而蒙受之任何損失，本公司概不負責。 h. 錄映影像在拍賣中會有影像投射，但其操作或會出現錯誤。不論影像是否與成功拍賣之拍賣品相配合，或是如翻版影像之質素，本公司對買家均不負任何責任。 i.拍賣官之決定權拍賣官具有絕對決定權，包括但不限於有權拒絕任何競投、以其決定之方式推動出價、將任何拍賣品撤回或分批、將任何兩件或多件拍賣品合併拍賣，以及如遇有誤差或爭議，將拍賣品重新拍賣。拍賣官會於拍賣開始前或於相關拍賣品競標前對應注意事項作出通告，買家須自行注意此等通告。 j. 成功競投在拍賣官之決定權下，下槌即顯示對最高競投價之接受，視為賣家與買家之成功拍賣合約之訂立。買家即應對賣家負擔買受人之義務及責任。 4.拍賣後 a. 買家支付每件拍賣品之佣金費率 (1)買家除支付落槌價外，另須支付買家佣金予本公司，落槌價於港幣捌佰萬元以下者（含港幣捌佰萬元），以20％計算。 (2)落槌價於港幣捌佰萬元以上者，採分二級計價，其中港幣捌佰萬元以20％計算，超過港幣捌佰萬元之部份再以12％計算，加總計算佣金金額。 b. 稅項買家應付予本公司之所有款項均不包括任何國家或地區稅賦、貨物或服務稅或其他稅款。如有任何此等稅項適用，買家須負責按有關法律所規定之稅率及時間，自行繳付此稅款。 c. 付款成功拍賣後，買家須向本公司提供其姓名及永久地址。如遇要求，買方亦須提供付款銀行之詳情，包含但不限於付款帳號。買方應於拍賣日期後起算七天內悉數支付應付予本公司之款項（包含落槌價、佣金，以及任何適用之稅款及其他費用）。即使買家希望將拍賣品出口並需要（或可能需要）出口許可證，此一付款條件亦適用。買家如未向本公司支付應付之全部款項，則不能取得拍賣品之所有權，即使本公司已將拍賣品交付予買家亦然。如支付予本公司之款項為港幣以外之貨幣，本公司將向買家收取所引致之任何外匯費用。這包括銀行收費與兌換貨幣之規費及匯差。以港幣以外之貨幣付款予本公司之匯率，依拍賣日現場由香港匯豐銀行公佈之匯率，並以本公司就此兌換率而發出之憑證為準。 d. 領取已購拍賣品除非本公司另有特別相反協定，否則本公司將暫時保留已成功拍賣之拍賣品，直至所有應付予本公司之款項已悉數由買家支付為止。拍賣品在暫時保留期間，由成功拍賣日後起算七天將受保於本公司之保險，如屆時拍賣品已被領取，則受保至領取時為止。七天期滿後或自領取時起（以較早者為準），拍賣品之風險全由買家承擔。 e. 包裝及搬運本公司謹請買家注意，成功拍賣日後起算七天期滿後或自領取時起，拍賣品之風險全由買家承擔，但不得損及本公司之權益。 f. 介紹裝運及運輸公司本公司之貨運部門在買家要求下可為買家介紹運輸公司、安排付運及購買特定保險，但本公司在此方面不負任何法律責任。買家必須預先繳付運送費用。 g. 不付款之補救辦法如買家並未有在成功拍賣日後起算七天內付款，本公司即有權行使下述一項或多項權利或補救辦法： (1)在成功拍賣日後起算七天仍未付款，則按不超過香港匯豐銀行最優惠利率加10%之年利率收取整筆欠款之利息。此外本公司可同時按日收取依賣價（含佣金）1％計算之違約金。本公司亦得自行選擇將買家未付之款項，用以抵銷本公司或其他附屬公司在任何其他交易中欠下買家之款項，買方絕無異議。 (2)對任何屬於買家所有而因任何目的（包含但不限於其他交易）而由本公司管有之物品行使留置權，並在給予買家有關其未付之欠繳之14天通知後，安排將該物品出售並將收益用以清償該未付之欠款。 (3)如買家因多項不同之交易而欠下本公司數筆款項，將所付之款項用以清償就任何特定交易而欠下之任何款項，而不論買家是否指示用以清償該筆款項。 (4)在將來的任何拍賣中，拒絕買家作出或由他人代其作出之競投，或在接受其任何競投之前先收取買家一筆保證金。如買家未有在三十五天內付款，本公司除上述者外，另有權為下述一項或多項權利或補救辦法： (a)代賣家針對買家進行法律程序，以追討整筆欠款，連同此項以悉數賠償為基準之法律程序之訴訟費及律師費等相關費用。 (b)取消同一次或任何其他拍賣中買家競投得之拍賣品或任何其他售予買家之拍賣品之交易。 (c)安排將拍賣品公開或私下重售，如重售所得價格較低，就差額連同因買家未有付款而引致之任何費用一併向買家索償。 h. 未有領取已購拍賣品如已購得之拍賣品未有被買家在成功拍賣日後起算七天內領取，則不論是否已付款，本公司將安排貯存事宜，費用由買家承擔。而買方在付清所引起之貯存、搬運、保險及任何其他費用，連同欠本公司之所有其他款項付清後，買家才可領取已購得之拍賣品。

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i. 出口許可證除本公司另有書面同意外，買家希望申請出口許可證之事實，並不影響買家在成功拍賣日後起算七天內付款之責任，亦不影響本公司對延遲付款收取利息之權利。如買家要求本公司代為申請出口許可證，本公司有權向其收回與此項申請有關之付出款項及零碎開支連同任何有關之稅款。如買家不管需要有出口許可證之事實而作出付款，本公司並無責任退還買家因此而引致之任何利息或其他開支。 5. 本公司之法律責任本公司僅在第二條第6項所列之情況下，得將退還款項予買家。除此之外，不論賣家或本公司，或本公司任何僱員或代理人，對任何拍賣品之作者、來歷、日期、年代、尺寸、材質、歸屬、真實性、產地、保存狀況或估計售價之陳述，或任何拍賣品之任何缺陷，均不負有任何責任。賣家、本公司、本公司之僱員或代理人，不論明示或暗示，均無就任何拍賣品作出任何保證。 6. 膺品/贓物之退款如經本公司拍賣之拍賣品，經本公司書面認可之專業鑑定機構出具鑑定報告證實為膺品或贓物，則交易將取消，已付之款項於交付賣方前將退還予買家。但如： a. 在拍賣日發出之目錄說明或拍賣場通告符合當時學者或專家普遍接納之意見，或清楚表明有抵觸當時學者或專家普遍接納之意見，或 b. 證明拍賣品為膺品之方法，只是一種在目錄出版前仍未普遍獲接納使用之科學程序，或是一種在拍賣日仍屬昂貴得不合理或並不實際或很可能會對拍賣品造成損壞之程序，則本公司無論如何並無責任退還任何款項。此外，買家只在滿足下述條件下方可獲得退款： 1. 買家必須在付款領取拍賣品後的十日內以書面通知本公司，說明買家認為有關拍賣品乃膺品或贓物之詳細理由及證據，並通知後十四日內及將拍賣品送還本公司，而其狀況應維持與拍賣當日相同，不得有任何損壞；及 2. 送還拍賣品時，買家須出示證據，足以使本公司確信拍賣品乃膺品或贓物(本公司保有最終及不可異議的決定權)。在任何情況下，本公司均毋須向買家支付多於買家就有關拍賣品而支付予本公司之款項，而買家亦不能索取利息或任何賠償。本條款之利益不能轉讓，完全屬於拍賣品成功拍賣時獲本公司發給正本發票之買家所有 (該買家名稱確係被記載於發票上)，該名買家並須自拍賣後一直保持拍賣品擁有人之身分，而且並無將拍賣品之任何利益讓予任何第三人。本公司有權依據任何科學程序或其他程序確定拍賣品並非膺品，不論該程序在拍賣當日是否已使用或已在使用，如本公司驗證拍賣品是否屬於贗品之結果與買家出示證據相衝突者，應以本公司驗證結果為準。三.賣家 1. 本公司作為代理人本公司在公開拍賣會中，以作為賣家代理人身份行事。拍賣品成功拍賣後，即產生賣家通過本公司之代理與買家達成之合約，由賣家負責向買家履行出賣人義務及責任。 2. 開支賣家須負責與下述各項有關之費用： a. 將拍賣品包裝並運予本公司作拍賣。 b. 任何適用之運送保險。 c. 如拍賣品交回賣家其包裝與付運。若拍賣品由海外進口，付運費與進口適用之稅項。 d. 受保於本公司之精品保險單（下文另有解釋）。 e. 預先與賣家協定之對拍賣品作出之任何修整。 f. 本公司為擬定目錄說明指定需由外界專家作出之鑑定。 g. 本公司指定之任何外界專家意見。 h. 拍賣品拍賣前後之裝卸、貯存及保管等費用。 i. 本公司之行政費用，金額為因賣家而引致之一切費用及損害金額之10%。 j. 任何市場之推廣及廣告費用。 3. 由本公司安排保險事宜 a. 除非與本公司另有協定外，否則拍賣品將自動受保於本公司藝術品精品保險單，保險值為本公司自行評估當時認為適當者。然而保險金額並非本公司承諾拍賣品會成功拍賣之款額。 b. 本公司將向賣家收取拍賣落槌價之1%或若未拍賣成功時以拍賣品底價之1%，作為保險費。如由本公司安排運送，本公司將向賣家收取額外款項，作為運送保險費，款額視每宗拍賣品之特定情況而定。如有需要，本公司可建議/介紹承運人，但不論於何種情況下，本公司均不承擔任何有關此方面之運送法律責任。 c. 拍賣品在成功拍賣日後起算七天內保險仍然有效。如拍賣品未能成功拍賣，保險屆期以後風險全由賣家承擔。 d. 由蛀木蟲、空氣、水份情況轉變或其他不能預見或人力不可抗拒情況而對拍賣品造成之損壞，或其他非可歸責於本公司之事由所致之損壞，本公司不承擔任何法律責任。 4. 物主購買保險如賣家特別指示本公司毋須為拍賣品購買保險，風險全由賣家承擔，直至拍賣品交付予買家為止。賣家無條件同意須保障本公司、本公司之僱員與代理人，以及買家（如適用）免負因拍賣品而針對本公司、本公司之僱員與代理人，以及買家索償之賠償責任，而不論索償因何引起。賣家亦同意應本公司、本公司之僱員與代理人，以及買家所要求，負責償還因此種索償而引致之開支，縱使本公司、本公司之僱員與代理人，以及買家有疏忽之處，而未證明有任何法律責任而作出之付款，亦須償還。賣家須自行將本條條款揭露予賣家之承保人。 5. 賣家就拍賣品所作之承諾本項列出本公司處理拍賣品之基準，規範賣家與買家之間的買賣關係。如此基準在任何方面有不確實之處，本公司或買家可採取針對賣家之法律行動。本公司處理拍賣品及購買拍賣品，均以賣家所作之下述承諾及擔保為基準，賣家承諾及擔保如下： a. 賣家為拍賣品之唯一所有權人及/或合法持有人，具備將其所有權及相關所有權利(於無質押、無產權負擔及無涉及第三人權益或申索的情況下)轉讓予買家之無限制權利。 b. 賣家已遵守一切與拍賣品之進出口有關之法律或其他方面之規定，並已將過去任何第三人未能遵守此等規定之事以書面通知本公司。 c. 賣家已將其所知之有關拍賣品之任何重大修改以及第三人就拍賣品之所有權、狀況或歸屬所表示之任何關注以書面通知本公司。如上述a、b或c等三項擔保有任何不確實之處，賣家須應本公司及/或買家之要求，完全負責及彌償本公司及或買家一切因此而引起之損失索償、訴訟費、律師費、所有費用及開支，而不論是因拍賣品還是因拍賣收益而引起。

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10.稅制 a. 依香港稅法規定，拍賣品成交後委託者須提供報稅名單及相關資料，由本公司提報稅捐單位。 b. 如果賣家為香港公司或香港居民，根據香港稅法，本公司毋須向賣家代扣香港利得稅。如果本公司其後發現賣家之聲明及文件不實，本公司保留向賣家追討香港稅款及其他相關費用（如利息、罰款及律師費等）的權利。 c. 若委託者非香港本地人士，委託者並同意本公司直接代扣落槌價或底價(如底價高於落槌價)之0.5%，作為拍出後之利得稅，由本公司代為申報並繳交稅捐單位。由本公司扣除的款項將隨著當時的稅率而調整。四.買家與賣家均適用之條件 1. 智慧財產權與拍賣品有關之一切影像、圖示與書面材料之相關智慧財產權(包括但不限於著作權、專利等)，於任何時候均屬於本公司之財產及所有。未得本公司事先書面同意，賣家、買家或任何人均不得使用。 2. 通知 a. 根據本業務規則發出之通知，均須以書面發出。如採用郵遞發出，則在付郵寄出後第二個工作天，視為收件人已合法收受；如收件人在海外，則為付郵寄出後第五個工作天，視為收件人已合法收受。 b. 本公司根據本業務規則、委託授權書或買家所提供之聯絡資料對賣家或買家發出之通知，凡已依據委託授權書後附或買家所提供資料上所載的地址、電子郵件地址或傳真號碼統稱「聯絡方式」)以書面發出該通知者，均視為該通知已有效發出。若賣家或買家之聯絡方式有變更時，應立即以書面通知本公司。 3.可分割性 a. 如本業務規則有任何部份遭任何法院認定為無效、不合法或不可強制執行，則該部分可不予理會，而本業務規則之其他條款仍繼續有效及可強制執行。 b. 本業務規則第二條買家條款項下之各條款，專屬適用本公司與買家間法律關係，賣家不得主張適用。本業務規則第三條賣家條款項下之各條款，專屬適用於本公司與賣家間法律關係，買家不得主張適用。 4.本業務規則同時存在中文及英文版本，如二版本內容有所歧異，應以中文版條文為準。 5. 本業務規則得隨時由本公司修改，買方及賣方均同意遵守修改後之業務規則。 6. 法律及管轄權本業務規則受香港法律規範，本業務規則之解釋與效力均適用香港法律。賣家與買家須服從香港法院之排他性管轄權。

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ABSENTEE BID FORM The absentee bid forms must be delivered to the Customer Service Department at least 24 hours before the auction begins. The bid forms may be faxed to: Tel: +852 2889 0859 Fax: +852 2889 0850

Auction

Bidder’s Details Name ID number Address

Address

Post code Tel Fax

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RAVENEL SPRING AUCTION 2014 HONG KONG An Important Asian Collection Of Snuff Bottle Sunday, 25 May 2014, 4:00pm HC1402 Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong (Four Seasons Grand Ballroom) 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong

1. Interested parties must complete the registration procedures with valid personal identifications (i.e. Identification card, Passport, etc.). The completion of a registration form is mandatory. 2. In the event that the bidder chooses not to be present at the venue on the day of the auction, the bidder may place an absentee bid through means of a telephone, written or internet bid. A registration form must be completed 24 hours prior to to the commencement of the auction in order to obtain a paddle number for the purposes of placing a telephone/written/internet bid(s).

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Signature (We must have your signature to execute this bid.) It is requested hereby that Ravenel tenders the bid on my behalf for the following auction items within the bidding range described hereunder. I understand that Ravenel provides such bid services for the convenience of customers and Ravenel shall not be held liable for any failure to execute a bid. If Ravenel receives more than one commission of the same bid price with regard to a particular auction item, priority will be given to the person whose bid is first received. I understand that if my bid is successful, I shall pay the final hammer price together with the Buyer’s Premium and any applicable sales tax. The Buyer’s Premium shall be calculated as 20% of the final hammer price (not applicable to wines). For detail please refer to Articles 4a, c and d of the Transaction Rules to the Buyer. (4a. The Buyer’s Premium of Each Lot Payable by the Buyer: (1) The Buyer should pay the hammer price and, in addition, the Buyer’s Premium to the Company. For hammer price below HK$ 8,000,000 (inclusive), the Buyer’s Premium should be calculated at 20% of the hammer price. (2) For hammer price higher than HK$ 8,000,000, total amount of the Buyer’s Premium should be that the first HK$ 8,000,000 of the hammer price should be calculated at 20% and the rest of the amount of the hammer price should be calculated at 12%.) The bid shall be subject to the Transaction Rules prescribed in the catalogue. Please note especially the limited guarantee and exclusive warrantees that may be provided for certain items.

PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY Auction item number (in numerical order)

Title

Bid price (HK$) (excluding buyer’s premium)

Interested buyers should provide Ravenel with their current bank and/or other relevant material to ensure all bids will be accepted and the delivery of the auction item will not be delayed, and authorize us to verity the provided informations with the bank. Kindly provide this information for processing in advance of the auction date.

Bank Reference Approval Name of the bank Address of the bank

Name of the account Account number Contact of the bank Tel. No.

Ravenel Auction Hong Kong Limited Room 1307A, 13/F, 39 Healthy Street East, North Point, Hong Kong Tel: +852 2889 0859 Fax: +852 2889 0850 ravenel.com

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委託競投表格委託競投表格須於拍賣24小時前送抵客戶服務部。競投表格可傳真至：電話：+852 2889 0859 傳真：+852 2889 0850 投標者資料客戶編號（如有）姓名身份證號碼地址郵碼電話傳真簽名

拍賣名稱：羅芙奧香港 2014 春季拍賣會亞洲私人珍藏 - 掌中玲瓏鼻煙壺精品拍賣編號：HC1402 香港拍賣日期：2014 年 5 月 25 日（星期日）下午 4:00 香港四季酒店（四季大禮堂）香港中環金融街 8 號

1. 有意參與競投的買家需事前辦理登記申請手續：請出示有效証件 ( 如：身份証明、護照…) 並填寫登記文件。 2. 競投者如不能出席拍賣會，可通過電話書面方式進行競投。登記申請手續亦需在 2014 年 5 月 24 日以前完成登記手續。以取得電話書面競標牌號。

行動電話電郵

（本公司在取得閣下之簽名後方才接受競標）

茲請求羅芙奧就下列拍賣品於下列競投價範圍內投標。本人亦明白，羅芙奧為方便顧客而提供代為投標的服務，羅芙奧不因怠於投標而負任何責任。倘羅芙奧就同一項拍賣品收到相同競價之委託，以最先收到者優先辦理。本人知悉如投標成功，本人應付之購買價款為最後之落槌價加上買家佣金（連同該最後落槌價及買家佣金之營業稅）買家佣金依最後落槌價乘以佣金費率得之。詳見業務原則規定第 4 條 a,c,d 之規定。（4a. 買家支付每件拍品之買家佣金費率：（1）買家除支付落槌價外，另須支付買家佣金予本公司，落槌價於港幣捌佰萬元以下者（含捌佰萬元）以 20％計算；（2）落槌價於港幣捌佰萬元以上者，採分二級計價，其中港幣捌佰萬元以 20％計算，超過港幣捌佰萬元之部份以 12％計算；加總計算佣金金額。）本競投，本人同意並遵守本目錄所載所有業務規則（特別是有限保證、不負其他瑕疵擔保等規定）。

請用正楷填寫清楚拍賣品編號（按數字順序）

名

競投價（港元）（買家佣金不計在內）

稱

為確保所有投標均得以接受及拍賣品之送交不延誤，有意買家應向羅芙奧提供往來銀行或其他適當之參考資料，並予以授權羅芙奧得向銀行查證。該等資料應及時提供，以便在拍賣前著手處理。

銀行證明銀行名稱銀行地址羅芙奧香港拍賣有限公司香港北角健康東街39號13樓1307A室 Tel: +852 2889 0859 Fax: +852 2889 0850 ravenel.com

銀行帳戶名稱銀行帳號銀行聯絡者銀行電話

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CHRONOLOGY 中國歷代年表

新石器時代商周秦漢三國晉南北朝隋唐五代遼宋北宋南宋西夏金元明洪武建文永樂洪熙宣德正統景泰天順成化弘治正德嘉靖隆慶萬曆泰昌天啟崇讀清順治康熙雍正乾隆嘉慶道光咸豐同治光緒宣統

10th - early 1st millennium BC NEOLITHIC 16th Century - C. 1050 BC SHANG DYNASTY C. 1050 - 221 BC ZHOU DYNASTY 221 - 206 BC QIN DYNASTY 206 BC - AD 220 HAN DYNASTY AD 220 - 265 THREE KINGDOMS AD 265 - 420 JIN DYNASTY AD 420 - 589 SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN DYNAST1ES AD 581 - 618 SUI DYNASTY AD 618 - 907 TANG DYNASTY AD 907 - 960 FIVE DYNASTIES AD 907 - 1125 LI AO DYNASTY AD 960 - 1279 SONG DYNASTY AD 960 - 1127 Northern Song AD 1127 - 1279 Southern Song AD 1038 - 1227 XIXIA DYNASTY AD 1115 - 1234 JIN DYNASTY AD 1279 - 1368 YUAN DYNASTY AD 1368 - 1644 MING DYNASTY AD 1368 - 1398 Hongwu AD 1399 - 1402 Jianwen AD 1403 - 1424 Yongle AD 1425 Hongxi AD 1426 - 1435 Xuande AD 1436 - 1449 Zhengtong AD 1450 - 1456 Jingtai AD 1457 - 1464 Tianshun AD 1465 - 1487 Chenghua AD 1488 - 1505 Hongzhi AD 1506 - 1521 Zhengde AD 1522 - 1566 Jiajing AD 1567 - 1572 Longqing AD 1573 - 1619 Wanli AD 1620 Taichang AD 1621 - 1627 Tianqi AD 1628 - 1644 Chongzhen AD 1644 - 1911 QING DYNASTY AD 1644 - 1661 Shunzhi AD 1662 - 1722 Kangxi AD 1723 - 1735 Yongzheng AD 1736 - 1795 Qianlong AD 1796 - 1820 Jiaqing AD 1821 - 1850 Daoguang AD 1851 - 1861 Xianfeng AD 1862 - 1874 Tongzhi AD 1875 - 1908 Guangxu AD 1909 - 1911 Xuan tong

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