THE DENYS COWELL COLLECTION - Session 1

Four snuff bottle boxes; a few spare stoppers; some wood stands; several snuff bottle catalogues (a lot) Estimate 15-25

An unusual reddish brown lacquered metal snuff bottle embellished with a lady holding a covered qin, accompanied by five children, 2ins, 19th/20th cen

A plain jasper snuff bottle, well-hollowed, the stone with mottled and striated dark green/russet brown inclusions, 2.25ins, 19th century, stopper Est

A dark chalcedony bottle carved in high relief using the reddish orange skin with flowering plum branches (slightly chipped), 1.5ins; another chalcedo

A large crystal snuff bottle carved in relief, partly using the green inclusions, with two Buddhistic lions among rocks, silver neck, 2ins; and two pl

A rock crystal snuff bottle of double gourd shape, carved in low relief on each face with a bat above a stylised shou medallion, 2.5ins; and a plain r

Three plain hair crystal snuff bottles, each with burmeline needles, one a lady's bottle, 2.5ins, 2ins and 1.75ins; and another, the sides carve...

A mottled beige and brown agate snuff bottle, carved on one face with a cat beside peony, tied books on the reverse, 2.25ins; and another, similar, ca

An unusual well-hollowed mottled grey and brown agate snuff bottle carved in shallow relief to one side with a profile bust portrait of a curly-haired