ID 718386
Lot 867 | A PAINTED ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLE
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000
IMPERIAL, GUANGZHOU WORKSHOPS, QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The bottle is decorated with a continuous landscape. On one side two ladies gather flowers in a basket and gaze suspiciously at a barking dog nearby, and on the other side a lady approaches a boy kneeling to attend to the flowers he has gathered in a basket.
2 1⁄16 in. (5.1 cm.) high, coral and pearl stopper
Provenance
Bob C. Stevens Collection.
The Bob C. Stevens Collection of Fine and Important Chinese Snuff Bottles, Part II; Sotheby’s New York, 26 March 1982, lot 84.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
Literature
JICSBS, March 1980, p. 14, fig. 5.
Exhibited
Tokyo, Mikimoto Hall, An Exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles From The Bob C. Stevens Collection, 22-31 October 1978, cat. no. 360.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Category: | Scent bottle |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Category: | Scent bottle |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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