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The Dick Hardy Collection

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

Head of Sale:

William Batt


Auction

Wednesday 27th November at 10.30am

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 193

Lot 73 Sold
A CHINESE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
probably 19th century, the snowflake ground with dark blue overlay, circular panels to both sides painted with animals, 7.5cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £30 - £60
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 74 Sold
A CHINESE QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, the pale body with a contrasting russet skin carved as a European man with a walking stick, 5.5cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 75 Sold
A CHINESE 'SILHOUETTE' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, of globular form with high shoulders, a figure carrying a fish carved into the contrasting skin, 5.5cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £150 - £300
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 76 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, of circular form with a horse under a pine tree carved to the front, a small seal to the upper right, the reverse etched with golden prose, 7cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 77 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, of rectangular form, carvings on dark inclusions depict a monkey reaching for lingzhi fungus and a bird in a pine tree, with a tourmaline stopper, 7.5cm tall overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 78 Sold
A CHINESE 'SILHOUETTE' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, the orange/brown skin to the front carved with two fishermen on a sampan, with a jasper stopper, 7cm tall overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 79 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century, of square form, carved in silhouette to the front with a monkey chasing flying insects, 6cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £440
Estimate: £80 - £150
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 80 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, of square form, with a bird carved into a black inclusion to the front, a mythical beast carved to the reverse, 7.5cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 81 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, the natural green inclusions forming a scene of a tree amongst hills, 6.5cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £30 - £60
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 82 Sold
A CHINESE 'ROSE' QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, carved in the form of a foo dog, 6cm high overall

Provenance: By repute, from the collection of Mrs Anna Thompson Dodge, widow of Horace Dodge, the Detroit automobile pioneer.

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £30 - £60
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 83 Sold
A CHINESE JADE CIRCADA SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century, of symmetrical form, the even celadon jade incised with tapering wings, 8cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £40 - £80
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 84 Sold
A CHINESE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, of flattened ovoid shape, with five colours overlaid on a white ground, decorated with blooming flowers and a butterfly, 8.5cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £40 - £80
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 85 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, carved to the front with two men, one harvesting, the reverse with pagodas in a mountainous landscape, 7cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 86 Sold
A CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
probably early 18th century, the yellow-green nephrite body carved with a chilong, 7cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 87 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, with white striations to the red stone, carved mask and ring handles to the shoulder, 6.5cm high

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £80 - £150
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 88 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, of large proportion, carved to the front with a scholar, a horse, and a boy riding a water buffalo, 9.5cm high overall

Ivory Submission Reference: QFDCU8RV

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £80 - £150
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 89 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, each side with 'thumbprint' concentric striations, 6cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £150
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 90 Sold
A CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, the 'black' nephrite body carved to the front with an eagle perched on a rock, 6cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 91 Sold
A CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
late 18th/early 19th century, the 'spinach green' nephrite carved to one side with a sage in a rocky landscape, the other with a stag and a bird under a pine tree, 7cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £150
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 92 Sold
A CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
18th century, the yellow-green nephrite carved with goats in a rocky landscape, with an open work gilt metal collar and a coral stopper, 7cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 93 Sold
A CHINESE MALACHITE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th/20th century, carved with geese and a crane in a rocky landscape with pine trees, 7cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £40 - £80
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 94 Sold
A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, the green silhouette inclusion carved with a monkey swinging from a tree jumping for a suspended seal, 6cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 95 Sold
A CHINESE CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century, one side carved into the brown/orange skin with panels of vases of flowers, the other with conforming panels carved with characters, 6cm high overall

Provenance: Robert Kleiner, ex Mary & George Bloch Collection.

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Lot 96 Sold
A CHINESE AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
likely 18th/19th century, carved to the front with sages amongst pine trees, to the reverse with figures reaching for masks and hoops, 10cm high overall

The Dick Hardy Collection.
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2024
27 November 2024

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