Lot Essay
The impressed seal on the second bottle is in reference to the famous Yixing potter, Mingyuan.
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1820-1880
Details
TWO ENAMELED YIXING SNUFF BOTTLES
1820-1880
The first bottle has a recessed panel with white-enameled ground on each side, one decorated with a phoenix perched by peony branches and a magnolia tree, the other with bamboo and prunus above rocks. The second bottle is molded with mask and ring handles and is also decorated on either side with a recessed panel with a matte biscuit ground, each panel with a landscape scene with a pagoda. One narrow side is impressed toward the base with a four-character mark, Daoguang yiyou (corresponding to 1849) and a seal, Mingyuan.
2 ½ and 2 5/8 in. (6.5 and 6.8 cm.), jadeite and quartz stoppers
1820-1880
The first bottle has a recessed panel with white-enameled ground on each side, one decorated with a phoenix perched by peony branches and a magnolia tree, the other with bamboo and prunus above rocks. The second bottle is molded with mask and ring handles and is also decorated on either side with a recessed panel with a matte biscuit ground, each panel with a landscape scene with a pagoda. One narrow side is impressed toward the base with a four-character mark, Daoguang yiyou (corresponding to 1849) and a seal, Mingyuan.
2 ½ and 2 5/8 in. (6.5 and 6.8 cm.), jadeite and quartz stoppers
Provenance
First bottle:
Robert Kleiner, London, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4311.
Second bottle:
Asian Art Gallery, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4873.
Robert Kleiner, London, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4311.
Second bottle:
Asian Art Gallery, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4873.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not
be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked
these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import
any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery
outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature
(e.g., a string).
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Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP