Chinese Snuff Bottles. — Metal, Ambek, Lac. 



[214.] Oblong, flattened, white ground; animals and 

 trees in colours. 



[215 to 2 1 8. J Four oval flattened, white ground; 

 figures on each side in colours. Marked. Three of these 

 have evidently been painted by Christian artists. 216 and 

 217, chased metal stoppers; 218, jiink crystal stopper. 



METAL. 



[219.] Cylindrical metal bottle ; base and neck gilded; 

 black ground ; flowers in panels in relief, gilded. 



[ 220.] Cylindrical metal bottle ; base and neck gilded; 

 black ground ; tree and flowers in high relief in two panels. 



[221.] Glass bottle, circular; cased in silver, richly 

 chased, and perforated ; dragons in medallions ; lion handles; 

 stopper set with malachite and coral. Marked. 



[ 222.] Silver-mounted wooden bottle; cased in silver, 

 richly chased, and set with coral and malachite. 



[ 223.] Heart-shape botde, bronze ; ornament in panels 

 in high relief. 



[ 224 to 233.] Ten small gilded and enamelled bottles, 

 in form of fruits, etc. 



AMBER. 



[ 234.] Of irregular form, dark; pink crystal stopper. 



[ 235-] Of irregular form, dark ; turquoise stopper. 



[ 236.] Oval, yellow, transparent ; with fly imbedded ; 

 carnelian stopper. 



[ 237.] In form of jar, yellow, opaque; with group of 

 animals carved. 



[ 238.] Oblong, oval, black amber; pink crystal stopper. 



[ 239-] Oval, clouded amber; sapphire stopper. 



LAC. 



[ 240 and 241.] Two oval flattened bottles, in red lac; 

 covered with figures and landscapes in high relief. 



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