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The Dick Hardy Collection

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

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Head of Sale:

William Batt

Auction:

Wednesday 27th November at 10.30am

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By appointment - Friday 22nd November 9.30am - 5pm

Monday 25th November 9.30am - 7pm

Tuesday 26th November 9.30am - 5pm

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
25	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.	£40 - £80	£320	View
26	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…	£50 - £100	£320	View
27	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.	£80 - £150	£480	View
28	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.	£50 - £100	£110	View
29	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.	£50 - £100	£120	View
30	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.	£80 - £150	£110	View
31	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.	£30 - £60	-	View
32	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,…	£500 - £1,000	-	View
33	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.	£30 - £60	£60	View
34	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…	£500 - £1,000	-	View
35	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.	£50 - £100	£280	View
36	A CHINESE BROWN JADE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, of flattened form with archaic characters and dragons, 7cm high overall The Dick Hardy Collection.	£50 - £100	£500	View
37	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.	£100 - £200	£900	View
38	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.	£30 - £60	£90	View
39	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.	£40 - £80	£300	View
40	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…	£80 - £150	£200	View
41	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) …	£50 - £100	£120	View
42	A CHINESE 'MACARONI' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, with carved mask and ring shoulders, 6cm high overall The Dick Hardy Collection.	£100 - £200	£140	View
43	A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, with carved mask and ring handles to each side, 8cm high overall The Dick Hardy Collection.	£50 - £100	-	View
44	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.	£80 - £120	£700	View
45	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.	£30 - £60	-	View
46	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.	£300 - £500	£360	View
47	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…	£150 - £300	£480	View
48	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.	£200 - £400	£200	View

Total lots: 193

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