A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED MOLDED GLASS BOTTLE

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A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED MOLDED GLASS BOTTLE
QIANLONG BLUE ENAMEL FOUR-CHARACTER MARK, SCHOOL OF WANG XISHAN

The flattened spherical body molded as a woven basket with handle over one shoulder, the basket holding lotus, peony and other flowers below leaf lappets at the neck, stopper, box

Provenance

Edward Dwyer Collection, Christie's, London, October 12, 1987, lot 54 (illustrated in color)

Lot Essay

Compare with a very similar bottle illustrated by Bob C. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, col. pl. 957; and for a similar type by Yi Bengqi see Robert W. L. Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, col. pl. 23