The Dick Hardy Collection

A CHINESE SHADOW AGATE 'HEHE ERXIAN' SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, carved to one side with the immortals of Harmony and Union, bearing character mark...

A CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, the white and russet stone carved with an ox and rider to one side and a kneeling figure the other, 6.5c...

A CHINESE GREEN AND PINK OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, the overlay depicting a pond scene of ducks and lily pads, 7.5cm high overallPro...

A CHINESE PALE GREEN JADE SNUFF BOTTLE Qing Dynasty, carved and incised with lotuses and 'shou' symbols, 9cm high overallProvenance: Bonhams, Asia...

A CHINESE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE Daoguang seal mark and period, decorated in red enamel with a central Shou symbol amongst clouds and bats, 6.5cm ...

A CHINESE AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE Qing Dynasty, carved to one side with an elderly scholar guided by his boy attendant below a gnarled pine tree, the r...

A CHINESE SHADOW AGATE 'MAGPIES' SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, the inclusions to one side carved to suggest two magpies perched on a leafy branch wit...

A CHINESE JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE late 18th/19th century, of rectangular shape with faceted neck and raised foot, 6.5cm high overallThe Dick Hardy Co...

A CHINESE JADEITE 'PINE NEEDLES IN THE SNOW' SNUFF BOTTLE circa 1780-1850, the predominantly white stone with multiple green splashes, 6.5cm high ...

A CHINESE JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, carved on one side with birds amongst foliage, 6cm high overallThe Dick Hardy Collection.

A CHINESE LAVENDER JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, one side with a small incised detail, 5cm high overallThe Dick Hardy Collection.

A CHINESE JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, carved to one side with a flying bat carrying a string of coins, the other with a mythical creature, ...

A CHINESE JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE late 19th century, the apple green and lavender stone carved to one side with two confronting fish and a line of as...

A CHINESE JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, of rounded form, 6.5cm high overallThe Dick Hardy Collection.

A CHINESE JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, carved to one side with a figure in a boat beneath a pine tree, 6.5cm highThe Dick Hardy Collection.

A CHINESE JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, of spade shape, 5cm high overallThe Dick Hardy Collection.

A CHINESE JADEITE 'GOURD' SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, carved in low relief with flowers and foliage, 5.5cm long overallProvenance: Ex. Hong Kong Pr...

A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, of square form with a foo dog and bat carved to the front, 6cm overallThe Dick Hardy Collection.

A CHINESE 'PUDDINGSTONE' SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, of bulbus form, 5cm high overallThe Dick Hardy Collection.

A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, of bulbous form with dendritic markings, 6.5cm high overallThe Dick Hardy Collection.

A CHINESE DENDRITIC AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, with black dendritic inclusion to the front, 5.5cm high overallThe Dick Hardy Collection.

A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE early 19th century, carved to the front with a stag and a bird underneath a pine tree, the reverse with a monkey wavi...

A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, the brown agate with blue dendritic inclusions and carved masks and rings to the shoulders, 6.5cm ...

A CHINESE JASPER SNUFF BOTTLE early 19th century, the yellow ochre skin carved to one side with a horse tethered to a post, with a carved coral st...

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

A CHINESE CARVED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, brown agate with a contrasting white dragon carved to the front, black dendritic inclusions to t...

A CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE late 18th/19th century, of pebble form, carved with bats flying amongst lingzhi fungus, 8cm high overallThe Dick Hardy...

A CHINESE CARVED STONE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, of rectangular form, the front carved with a cockerel amongst branches, 8cm high overallIvory Su...

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...

A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, carved to one side with a phoenix standing amongst flowers and rocks, 8cm high overallThe Dick Hardy Co...

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...

A CHINESE INSIDE PAINTED CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE SIGNED BY WANG XISAN dated 1974, decorated with children playing in a snowy landscape, some throwing...

A CHINESE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, the double gourd blue and white bottle of large proportion with floral and figural cartouches and b...

A CHINESE AGATE INSIDE PAINTED SNUFF BOTTLE SIGNED BY WANG XISAN dated 1978, the front decorated with a lion prowling beside a waterfall, the reve...

A CHINESE GREY AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, with white striations forming large 'thumbprint' patterns to each side, 7cm high overallProvenance...

A CHINESE BROWN JADE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, of flattened form with archaic characters and dragons, 7cm high overallThe Dick Hardy Collect...

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 insc...

A CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, of pale green colour with russet carved lingzhi decoration to the sides, 6.5cm high overallThe Dick...

A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, with several red and brown/black inclusions, some in 'thumbprint' patterns, 7cm high overallThe Di...

A CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, the 'fern agate' or 'mocha stone' with extensive natural inclusions giving the appearance of a tree in full f...

A CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, of diminutive rectangular form, with raised panels on all four sides, 5cm high overall; together with a ...

A CHINESE 'MACARONI' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, with carved mask and ring shoulders, 6cm high overallThe Dick Hardy Collection.

A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, with carved mask and ring handles to each side, 8cm high overallThe Dick Hardy Collection.

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 waist...

A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, of square form with black inclusions, topped with a coral and white metal stopper, 7cm tall overal...

A CHINESE ROOT AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, carved to each shoulder with lion mask and suspended loop handles, 6cm high overallProvenance...

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 ...

A CHINESE CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, an immortal riding an elephant carved to the front, a blossoming prunus to the reverse, 5cm tall over...

A CHINESE AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, with bamboo and a rock carved in low relief to the front, 6cm high overallThe Dick Hardy Collection.

A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, the brown and black inclusions to the front carved into a raven perched upon a branch, one side carved ...

A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, carved to the front with a horse tethered to a post set in brickwork under a full moon, 7.5cm high over...

A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, a tethered horse carved in relief to the front, the coral stopper carved with a coiled dragon, 6cm high...

A CHINESE JASPER SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, a tethered horse carved to the ochre skin, 6cm high overallThe Dick Hardy Collection.

A CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, the green nephrite with small white cloudy inclusions, the brown skin carved with a fan-tailed gold...

A CHINESE JADE 'MASTER OF THE ROCK' SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, the russet nephrite with a scholar and pupil carved to the front, 8cm high ove...

A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, the honey coloured body of bulbous form with rams carved to the front, 8cm high overallThe Dick Ha...

A CHINESE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE bearing a Qianlong four character mark to base, painted with birds perched amongst a blossoming prunus, 8cm high ...

A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century, the pale brown body with black inclusions to the front and dendritic inclusions to the rear, 8cm h...

A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, the pale blue body with a brown inclusion carved with a hawk perched on one foot, 7.5cm high overallThe...

A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century, the dark brown/black skin carved in high relief with a fisherman in a sampan, 7cm high overallThe Dick ...