A BAMBOO, A ROOTWOOD, AND TWO BIRCHWOOD SNUFF BOTTLES 19th to mid 20th century two with jadeite stoppers, measured without the stoppers of varying sizes from 5.0cm to 6.0cm high (4). Footnotes: Provenance: (the rootwood) St. Ives - Private Collection, 1988 (V. Bruce's snuff bottle journal, #351) (the bamboo) Nine Dragons, Hong Kong, 1975 (V. Bruce's snuff bottle journal, #263) (the larger birchwood) Yuan Feng, Hong Kong, 1962, #3819 (invoice, and V. Bruce's snuff bottle journal, #178) (plain birchwood) Yuan Feng, Hong Kong, 1967 (R. Bruce's snuff bottle index card, #64) 十九世紀至二十世紀中期 竹雕桃形、根木隨形、及樺木鼻煙壺共四件，（其二）翡翠蓋 傳承： （根木隨形）St. Ives 私人收藏，1988年（V. Bruce 鼻煙壺札記，編號351） （竹）香港 Nine Dragons，1975年（V. Bruce 鼻煙壺札記，編號263） （較大樺木）香港源豐，1962年，編號3819（賬單，及 V. Bruce 鼻煙壺札記，編號178） （素紋樺木）香港源豐，1967年（R. Bruce 鼻煙壺索引卡，編號64） For a near identical birchwood bottle with 'dragon heads' on the shoulders and a stopper with carved seated animal finial, see The Au Hang Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, pp.177-178, pl.239, which is dated to 1821-1880. 參閱一件幾近相同的樺木鼻煙壺，肩部飾「龍首」，壺蓋鈕雕坐獸，見《區氏集壺精舍藏中國鼻烟壺》，頁177至178，圖版239，斷代為1821至1880年。 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing