Collectors sniff a fortune in antique snuff bottles
China Daily | Updated: 2010-02-25 08:01
Three Chinese porcelain snuff bottles that are being auctioned by Bonhams in Hong Kong on May 28. Each snuff bottle is expected to be sold for between HK$60,000 ($7,732) and HK$120,000. Bloomberg News |
LONDON: A collection of antique Chinese snuff bottles is expected to fetch at least 20 million pounds ($32 million) when it is offered at a series of sales in Hong Kong, the London-based auction house Bonhams said yesterday.
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