SNUFF BOTTLES
A FAMILLE ROSE FAUX BOIS BOTTLE
1780-1850
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A FAMILLE ROSE FAUX BOIS BOTTLE
1780-1850
Of flattened tear-drop shape, each side molded with a tear-drop reserve painted in famille rose enamels with a scholar and attendant on one side and on the other with a scholar holding a gui scepter talking to a woman, each scene within a gold border reserved against a background of faux wood graining painted in shaded russet brown, stopper
2 5/8in. (6.6cm.) high
1780-1850
Of flattened tear-drop shape, each side molded with a tear-drop reserve painted in famille rose enamels with a scholar and attendant on one side and on the other with a scholar holding a gui scepter talking to a woman, each scene within a gold border reserved against a background of faux wood graining painted in shaded russet brown, stopper
2 5/8in. (6.6cm.) high