Lot Essay
For a bottle of similar type bearing a Qianlong mark, see Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, Fine Snuff Bottles From the Collection of Mrs. Elmer A. Claar, Part One, December 2, 1969, lot 17A
Property of Larry Taylor
A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELLED OPAQUE WHITE GLASS BOTTLE
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A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELLED OPAQUE WHITE GLASS BOTTLE
GUYUEXUAN IRON RED MARK TO THE BASE AND IN A SEAL TO ONE SIDE, 1780-1880
Of spade shape, painted in bright enamels with a butterfly above mallow and reeds to one side, a small iron red Guyuexuan seal to the side, and a grasshopper amongst begonia and arrowhead to the other, all below a stylised ruyi head band at the very slightly flaring neck (flaw to neck)--2¼in. (5.7cm.) high, stopper
GUYUEXUAN IRON RED MARK TO THE BASE AND IN A SEAL TO ONE SIDE, 1780-1880
Of spade shape, painted in bright enamels with a butterfly above mallow and reeds to one side, a small iron red Guyuexuan seal to the side, and a grasshopper amongst begonia and arrowhead to the other, all below a stylised ruyi head band at the very slightly flaring neck (flaw to neck)--2¼in. (5.7cm.) high, stopper