ID 718473
Lot 897 | AN ENAMELED STONEWARE SNUFF BOTTLE
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
DATED TO AUTUMN OF THE BINGZI YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1816
Of flattened ovoid shape, the bottle is decorated on one side with bamboo and two short inscriptions, ping an ji bao (peace and good news) and xue hong xie (written by Snow Red). The other side is inscribed with a poem and the base is enameled with two characters reading jun de (a virtuous and talented person).
2 9⁄16 in. (6.5 cm.) high, jadeite stopper, pink tourmaline finial
Provenance
Bob C. Stevens Collection, no. 327.
The Bob C. Stevens Collection of Fine and Important Chinese Snuff Bottles, Part II; Sotheby’s New York, 26 March 1982, lot 68.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
Literature
Arts of Asia, September-October 1973, p.43, fig. 5⁄6.
B. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, New York, 1976, no. 327.
R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, pp. 244-245, no. 106.
| 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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