Lot Essay
A related Qianlong-marked cloisonné enamel snuff bottle is illustrated by H. K. Hui and C. H. Sin, An Imperial Qing Tradition, Hong Kong, 1994, no. 184.
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POSSIBLY IMPERIAL, 1770-1860
Details
**A CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' SNUFF BOTTLE
POSSIBLY IMPERIAL, 1770-1860
Of high-shouldered tapering form, decorated on one side with a five-clawed dragon writhing amidst scrolling clouds, the reverse with a descending phoenix amidst trailing clouds, the concave shoulders and narrow sides with a foliate scroll set against a yellow ground, the base with Qianlong incised four-character mark in clerical script, the original stopper decorated en suite
2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm.) high
POSSIBLY IMPERIAL, 1770-1860
Of high-shouldered tapering form, decorated on one side with a five-clawed dragon writhing amidst scrolling clouds, the reverse with a descending phoenix amidst trailing clouds, the concave shoulders and narrow sides with a foliate scroll set against a yellow ground, the base with Qianlong incised four-character mark in clerical script, the original stopper decorated en suite
2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm.) high
Special notice
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