A CANTON ENAMEL ‘FLORAL’ SNUFF BOTTLE
A CANTON ENAMEL ‘FLORAL’ SNUFF BOTTLE

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)
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)

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