A Red Overlay Glass Snuff Bottle, circa 1850-1900, boldly carved on one side with a dog tethered to a pillar, on the other with an eagle, lion mask and ring to each shoulder, green stone domed cover, 8.2cm high overall; and Another, carved in relief with three goats pasturing beneath willow trees, agate stopper, 7.1cm high (2)

A satirical bottle decorated with an eagle and a dog conveys the impression of heroism. Eagle and bear is a homophone for heroes in Chinese. In northern China the word for bear is often used with the word for dog preceding it, "a dog-bear". Eagle and dog are both fierce and aggressive but the dog has no choice about remaining loyal to his master.

Guide Price: £300-500

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An Amber Snuff Bottle, of flattened ovoid plain form, pink tinted quartz type stopper, 7cm overall

Guide Price: £150-250

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A Famille Rose Porcelain Snuff Bottle, circa 1850, of flattened ovoid shape, moulded in relief with warriors on the back of fo dogs and elephants outside a castle gate, in vivid enamel colours and gilt, agate type stopper, 9.1cm high overall; Another, 20th century, flattened spherical, painted with numerous maidens in a pavilion landscape, agate stopper, 7.1cm; and Another, modern, of spade shape, painted with chicory leaves and butterflies, agate type stopper, 7.2cm high (3)

Guide Price: £100-150

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A Tortoiseshell Veneered Snuff Bottle, late 19th/early 20th century, of tapered hexagonal form carved in relief with lion mask and ring shoulder handles, incised with mountainous landscapes and poem extract, with hammer domed stopper, 7.5cm high; A Carved Wood Snuff Bottle, of spade form, carved in relief with four shou roundels, crystal type stopper, 5.6cm high; and A Carved Wood Snuff Bottle, probably late 19th century, carved with a sage and a milu, on the other with two attendant boys amongst clouds, with white metal mounts and stopper, 7cm (3)

Guide Price: £200-300

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A Blue and White Porcelain Snuff Bottle, 19th century, of flattened square form, decorated with numerous dragons in close formation, five character mark within a dragon reserve, the carved ivory stopper as a walnut, 9.4cm high overall; A Blue and Red Porcelain Snuff Bottle, cylindrical, painted with three camels outside city walls, six character mark, no stopper, 8.9cm high overall; and A Blue and White Porcelain Snuff Bottle, late 19th century, painted with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl, crazed glaze, no stopper, 8.6cm high (3)

Guide Price: £100-150

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An Inside-Painted and Enamelled Glass Snuff Bottle, 20th century, frontally painted with two scholars and an attendant beneath a pine tree by a lake, on the reverse with an extensive poem, against a yellow enamelled ground with foliate detail, green jade domed stopper, 7.8cm high

Guide Price: £150-250

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A Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle, perhaps circa 1796-1821, of flattened square form with rounded shoulders, carved on one face in relief with pine tree and blossoming plum flowers, green glass stopper, 9.1cm high overall

Guide Price: £200-300

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A Carved Ivory Snuff Bottle, 19th century, of spade form, carved in relief on one side with a quilin and a stork beneath pine trees, on the other with a pair of birds amongst flowering blossoms, dragon carved stopper, 6.3cm high (creamy white brown patination)

Guide Price: £200-300

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A Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Snuff Bottle, 19th century, of ovoid form, painted with a standing figure of Dung-Shien of the Han Dynasty (326BC), the reverse with an extract of the story, 7.6cm high; Another Similar Bottle, painted with a warrior, no stopper, 7cm high; and Two Blue and White Snuff Bottles, 19th century, one depicting a warrior holding a fan, with tiger's eye stopper, the other with warriors holding a banner in a mountain landscape, with jade type stopper, 8.8cm and 7.4cm high respectively (4)

Bottle 1 - the story of Dung-Shien is illustrated in Li (Raymond) Chinese Snuff Bottle Themes, Popular Stories and Fables, pg.74. Dung-Shien was a very handsome young man and a great favourite of the Emperor. The story illustrates a favourite Chinese theme "Human Weaknesses of Persons in High Places".

Guide Price: £200-300

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An Agate Snuff Bottle, circa 1780-1850, of flattened spherical form, with dark inclusions, jade type stopper, 6.5cm; Another, 19th century, of shouldered spade form, with lion mask and ring shoulder handles, jade type stopper, 7cm high; and A Moss Agate Snuff Bottle, late 19th century, of flattened ovoid shape, 8.4cm high (3)

Guide Price: £250-350

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