Two snuff bottles


19th century and laterThe first of jade in pebble form, well-hollowed and utilizing the rich russet inclusions in the stone to highlight the relief carving of a leafy melon and butterfly (two holes on side walls); the second of porcelain in flattened ovoid shape, painted in iron-red to the front and reverse with Zhong Kui and demons, the underside bearing an apocryphal Qianlong mark (surface wear, foot ring chipped); together with two carved agate rams.[4]2 1/8 and 2 1/2in (5.4 and 6.4cm) height of snuff bottles