THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
FOUR PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES, one of flattened double-gourd shape enamelled in famille rose with two panels, containing an inscription or peonies reserved on a yellow ground embellished with lotus meander (rim chip), iron-red Qianlong seal mark, early 19th Century; another of spade shape enamelled in famille rose with a panel depicting Shoulao and a deer, the reverse with an inscription, on a yellow ground embellished with lotus meander (rim chip), iron-red Qianlong seal mark, 19th Century; another of spade shape moulded with nine Buddhistic lions playing with ribboned balls (chips), Jiaqing; the last of flattened pear shape enamelled with deer and a monkey, iron-red seal mark, 19th Century (4)
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FOUR PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES, one of flattened double-gourd shape enamelled in famille rose with two panels, containing an inscription or peonies reserved on a yellow ground embellished with lotus meander (rim chip), iron-red Qianlong seal mark, early 19th Century; another of spade shape enamelled in famille rose with a panel depicting Shoulao and a deer, the reverse with an inscription, on a yellow ground embellished with lotus meander (rim chip), iron-red Qianlong seal mark, 19th Century; another of spade shape moulded with nine Buddhistic lions playing with ribboned balls (chips), Jiaqing; the last of flattened pear shape enamelled with deer and a monkey, iron-red seal mark, 19th Century (4)