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The Dick Hardy Collection

Auction date Wednesday 27 November 2024 10:30 - 13:00 GMT

Head of Sale:

William Batt


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Wednesday 27th November at 10.30am

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 193

Lot 25 Sold
A CHINESE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, opaque white glass with brown overlay depicting the eight horses of 'Mu Wang', 7cm high overall

Provenance: Lammert Auctions, Hong Kong, 1980's.

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £40 - £80
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 26 Sold
A CHINESE CARVED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, brown agate with a contrasting white dragon carved to the front, black dendritic inclusions to the uncarved reverse, 5cm high overall

Provenance: Y.F. Yang & Co., 1981.

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 27 Sold
A CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
late 18th/19th century, of pebble form, carved with bats flying amongst lingzhi fungus, 8cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £80 - £150
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 28 Sold
A CHINESE CARVED STONE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, of rectangular form, the front carved with a cockerel amongst branches, 8cm high overall

Ivory Submission Reference: YCY5ZLLM

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 29 Sold
A CHINESE MOTHER OF PEARL SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, in the form of a Budda's hand fruit, a small white metal plug featuring the mark of longevity, 7cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 30 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, carved to one side with a phoenix standing amongst flowers and rocks, 8cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £80 - £150
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 31 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, of square form with a carved coiled dragon to one side and two birds to the reverse, with lion and ring carved shoulders, 6.5cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £30 - £60
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 32 Sold
A CHINESE INSIDE PAINTED CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE SIGNED BY WANG XISAN
dated 1974, decorated with children playing in a snowy landscape, some throwing snowballs, others with a sled, 7cm high overall

Provenance: Sotheby's, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles, 6th June 1988, Lot 326.

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Note: Born in 1938, Wang Xisan (Wang Ruicheng) was the star pupil of Ye Bengqi, the son of Ye…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 33 Sold
A CHINESE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, the double gourd blue and white bottle of large proportion with floral and figural cartouches and blooming prunus decoration, 9cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £30 - £60
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 34 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE INSIDE PAINTED SNUFF BOTTLE SIGNED BY WANG XISAN
dated 1978, the front decorated with a lion prowling beside a waterfall, the reverse a tiger in a mountainous landscape, 7cm high overall

Provenance: Sotheby's, Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles, 23rd March 1988, Lot 207.
Ex. Eric Young collection.

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Note: Born in 1938, Wang Xisan (Wang Ruicheng) was the star pupil of Ye Bengqi, the son of Ye…
Hammer price: £7,000
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 35 Sold
A CHINESE GREY AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, with white striations forming large 'thumbprint' patterns to each side, 7cm high overall

Provenance: Y.F. Yang & Co., 1978.

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 36 Sold
A CHINESE BROWN JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century, of flattened form with archaic characters and dragons, 7cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 37 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, carved in the Suzhou style with a monkey washing a horse underneath a pine tree, a three character inscription to the shoulder, 7cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 38 Sold
A CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century, of pale green colour with russet carved lingzhi decoration to the sides, 6.5cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £30 - £60
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 39 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century, with several red and brown/black inclusions, some in 'thumbprint' patterns, 7cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £40 - £80
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 40 Sold
A CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, the 'fern agate' or 'mocha stone' with extensive natural inclusions giving the appearance of a tree in full foliage, with a carved coral stopper, 7.5cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £80 - £150
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 41 Sold
A CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, of diminutive rectangular form, with raised panels on all four sides, 5cm high overall; together with a similar small agate snuff bottle with white striation bands, 4.5cm high (2)

Provenance: The square bottle, Galerie Zacke, Vienna.

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 42 Sold
A CHINESE 'MACARONI' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century, with carved mask and ring shoulders, 6cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 43 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century, with carved mask and ring handles to each side, 8cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 44 Sold
A CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century, with carvings of a figure fishing under a pine tree and another on a punt, terminating with a waisted neck and a carved coral stopper, 8cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 45 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century, of square form with black inclusions, topped with a coral and white metal stopper, 7cm tall overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £30 - £60
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 46 Sold
A CHINESE ROOT AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century, carved to each shoulder with lion mask and suspended loop handles, 6cm high overall

Provenance: Bonhams, Asian Art, 12th May, 2014, Lot 183.

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £300 - £500
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 47 Sold
A CHINESE OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century, the pear shaped body of frosted glass with red overlay depicting a hawk to one side and a tethered dog to the reverse, 7cm high overall

Provenance: Bonhams, Asian Art, 9th November, 2015, Lot 447.

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £150 - £300
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 48 Sold
A CHINESE CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, an immortal riding an elephant carved to the front, a blossoming prunus to the reverse, 5cm tall overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2024
27 November 2024

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