CHINE, XIXEME-XXEME SIECLE

Details

TABATIERE EN VERRE JAUNE SCULPTE
CHINE, XIXEME-XXEME SIECLE
De forme ovale, ornée sur la panse d'un décor continu de masques de taotie, l'épaulement rehaussé de rinceaux, le dessus du pied d'une frise de pétales, le bouchon en verre cerclé de métal
Hauteur: 6,7 cm. (2 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Drouot Paris, 1974

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. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Further details

A CARVED YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
CHINA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

For another red glass example of flattened oviform shape carved with taotie on the central section, see Sotheby's, New York, 17 September 1996, lot 18. Another in yellow glass, also with taotie on the central section and attributed to the Beijing Palace workshops, was sold at Sotheby's London, 'Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles from an Anonymous Private Collection', 24 April 1989, lot 181

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