Chinese Snuff Bottles. — Steatite, Limestone, 

 Enamelled. 



STEATITE. 



[179-80-81. J Three small bottles, in light coloured 

 steatite, exquisitely carved with foliage and ornament ; sides 

 finely perforated ; gilded ; stoppers kylins. 



[ 182.J Cylindrical, dark-brown; trees, flowers, and 

 birds carved in high relief. 



[183.] Flattened pear-shape, greyish -white; bird, 

 clouds, seal characters, and lion handles, in relief. 



[184.] Flattened oval, large; white and red lotus 

 flowers and foliage, and storks, in high relief; steatite stopper. 



LIMESTONE. 



[185.] Pear - shape, flattened, narrow neck; fossil 

 coralline, black and white ; green jade stopper. 



[ 186-7.] Oblong, flattened, brown coralline; plain. 



[ 188.] Flattened, sage-green; lotus flowers and leaves 

 in relief. 



[ 189.] Circular, flattened; striped grey alabaster; plain. 



[ 190.] Bottle, in form of fruit, pink and white alabaster; 

 green jade stopper. 



[191.] Fluor spar, egg-shape; amethyst stopper. 



ENAMELLED. 



Nos. 192 to 20J are of Cloisonne enamel. 



[ 192.J Large bottle, oval, flattened; light green 

 ground, with flowers and foliage in colours ; gilded border, 

 chased and perforated. 



[193.] Oblong, oval, olive-green ground; ornament in 

 colours ; Chinese symbols in centre, in blue. 



[ 194.] Cylindrical, with long neck; flowers and foliage 

 in colours, on black ground. 



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