AN ENAMELED PORCELAIN POUCH-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE
This lot is offered without reserve.
AN ENAMELED PORCELAIN POUCH-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE

JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1820-1880

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AN ENAMELED PORCELAIN POUCH-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1820-1880
The bottle is molded in the form of a small pouch or purse outlined by a narrow key-fret-decorated yellow-ground strip pierced at both ends. Each side is decorated with a mythical beast amidst incised waves and against the pale blue sky.
2 in. (5 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Robert Hall, London, 1996.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2139.

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This lot is offered without reserve.

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