AN ENAMEL SHELL-FORM SNUFFBOX

QIANLONG PERIOD

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AN ENAMEL SHELL-FORM SNUFFBOX
QIANLONG PERIOD
The exterior naturalistically enamelled and formed as a scallop shell, the flat cover showing yellow iris, roses and morning glories on the exterior and painted inside with small insects hovering above further flowering plants and a gourd vine, the silver mounts gilt inside
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) wide

Lot Essay

A similar box from the Mottahedeh collection was illustrated by Howard & Ayers, op. cit., p. 637. Another, from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Clark, was included in the Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, Royal Academy of the Arts, London 1938; and another, from a private American collection, was sold Christie's, New York, 21 January 2003, lot 332.

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