Strauss & co - 7 October 2019, Cape Town

THE ANDREW NEWALL COLLECTION LOTS 1-164 18 35 A Chinese single overlay ruby-red snowflake glass snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century deeply carved with a chilong and dragon amongst clouds, with Peking white glass stopper, the bottle 6,3cm high R8 000 - 10 000 *This lot is not suitable for export 36 A Chinese single overlay red snowflake glass snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century of flattened ovoid form carved with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl above stylised waves, signed oval cartouche, with coral stopper, the bottle 6cm high R7 000 - 9 000 *This lot is not suitable for export 37 A fine Chinese carved rock crystal snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century of rounded form, the well-hollowed body carved to the front and reverse with a medallion of Lu Hi holding a rope of cash , enclosed by a lappet petal-shaped border, with graduated lobed sides, with crystal stopper, the bottle 6,2cm high R12 000 - 15 000 38 A Chinese rock crystal glass snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century of compressed form, carved with seventy Shou , with agate stopper, the bottle 6cm high R6 000 - 8 000 *This lot is not suitable for export 39 A Chinese blue glass snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century of flattened form, carved in high relief with a pomegranate to one side, the front and reverse carved with five bats, raised on Buddha’s hand citron with flowering branch form foot, signed , with lapis lazuli stopper, the bottle 6,5cm high R8 000 - 10 000 40 A Chinese amber glass inside-painted snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century unsigned, but attributed to Yung Shou- t’ien , the rounded bottle painted with six small boys at play before a rocky outcrop, the reverse with a scholar and attendants, with agate and quartz stopper, the bottle 5,8cm high R6 000 - 8 000 *This lot is not suitable for export LITERATURE cf. Kate, Thurlow & Hugh M. Moss (1974) Chinese Snuff Bottles, From the Collection of the Rt. Hon. The Marquess of Exeter, K.C.M.G. , Hugh Moss (Publications) Limited, London, illustrated on page 154, number M.12. 35 36 37 38 39 40