TABATIERE EN PORCELAINE POLYCHROME
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TABATIERE EN PORCELAINE POLYCHROME

CHINE, XIXEME SIECLE

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TABATIERE EN PORCELAINE POLYCHROME
CHINE, XIXEME SIECLE
Emaillée bleu, brun et rouge avec des rehauts d'or, en forme de lion bouddhique, ce dernier représenté couché, le pelage finement rendu, la crinière bouclée, les yeux émaillés noirs et verts, la gueule ouverte, les crocs plantés dans une balle rehaussée d'un ruban, les pattes avant maintenant le jouet en place, le bouchon en métal
Longueur avec le bouchon: 7,6 cm. (3 in.)
Provenance
Bob C. Stevens.
Sotheby's New York, 26 March 1982, lot 50.
Literature
Bob C. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, no.1007.
Hugh Moss, Chinese Snuff Bottles, 4, p.44.
Exhibited
Mikimoto, catalogue no.64.
Special notice
" f " : In addition to the regular Buyer’s premium, a commission of 7% (i.e. 7.49% inclusive of VAT for books, 8.372% inclusive of VAT for the other lots) of the hammer price will be charged to the buyer. It will be refunded to the Buyer upon proof of export of the lot outside the European Union within the legal time limit.(Please refer to section VAT refunds)
Further details
A MOLDED POLYCHROME-ENAMELLED PORCELAIN BUDDHIST LION SNUFF BOTTLE
CHINA, 19TH CENTURY

Lot Essay

For an identical white enamelled bottle, see lot 31 of the present sale. Other examples of molded snuff bottles are illustrated in Michael C. Hughes, The Blair Bequest. Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Princeton University Art Museum, Baltimore, 2002, pp. 210-211.

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