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GUANGZHOU, QING DYNASTY, 1720-1780
Details
A CANTON ENAMEL ‘FLORAL’ SNUFF BOTTLE
GUANGZHOU, QING DYNASTY, 1720-1780
The bottle is painted in famille rose enamels with a dense pattern of flowerheads borne on leafy, scrolling vines. The base is decorated with a blue flowerhead on a white ground. The copper mouth and foot rims once gilt. Together with a Canton enamel ‘floral’ snuff dish.
Bottle: 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high, stopper; Dish: 1.15/16 in. (5 cm.) diam. (2)
GUANGZHOU, QING DYNASTY, 1720-1780
The bottle is painted in famille rose enamels with a dense pattern of flowerheads borne on leafy, scrolling vines. The base is decorated with a blue flowerhead on a white ground. The copper mouth and foot rims once gilt. Together with a Canton enamel ‘floral’ snuff dish.
Bottle: 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high, stopper; Dish: 1.15/16 in. (5 cm.) diam. (2)
Provenance
Bottle: The Dodge Collection
The Ann and John Hamition Collection, Houston, no. 277, sold at Sotheby’s New York, 27 March 2003, lot 355 (one of three)
The Ann and John Hamition Collection, Houston, no. 277, sold at Sotheby’s New York, 27 March 2003, lot 355 (one of three)
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