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1820-1900
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A GOLD SNUFF BOTTLE
1820-1900
Each side is decorated in high relief with a four-clawed dragon pursuing a flaming pearl against a ground of swirling waves, and the narrow sides are decorated with a band of petals. An impressed three-character mark, with the first character rubbed, possibly reading Tai Ke, is stamped on the outside of the foot, and the base is incised with an apocryphal Qianlong mark.
2 in. (5 cm.) high, matching metal stopper
1820-1900
Each side is decorated in high relief with a four-clawed dragon pursuing a flaming pearl against a ground of swirling waves, and the narrow sides are decorated with a band of petals. An impressed three-character mark, with the first character rubbed, possibly reading Tai Ke, is stamped on the outside of the foot, and the base is incised with an apocryphal Qianlong mark.
2 in. (5 cm.) high, matching metal stopper
Provenance
Ko Collection.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 1998.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2612.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 1998.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2612.
Literature
I.C.S.B.S., Journal, Spring, 1991, cover.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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