IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, QIANLONG ENGRAVED AND ENAMEL-FILLED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-95)

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A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED OCTAGONAL GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, QIANLONG ENGRAVED AND ENAMEL-FILLED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-95)
It is of squat octagonal shape with a convex panel to the front and reverse each decorated with two boys at play in a rocky garden setting, all in reserve on a pale blue ground. The side panels are each decorated with a stylised floral design on alternating blue and yellow grounds. With a gilt metal stopper.
1 7/8 in. (5 cm.) high

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An Imperial, Palace Workshops, famille rose snuff bottle of comparable form from the J & J Collection sold at Christie's New York, 30 March 2005, lot 50.
For an Imperial, Palace Workshops, famille rose snuff bottle with raised convex panels and decorated with boys at play, see Christie's New York, 21 March 2013, lot 1078.

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