DAOGUANG IRON-RED FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-50)

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AN ENAMELLED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
DAOGUANG IRON-RED FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-50)
It is of rounded compressed form with a recessed oval foot and is decorated with a Manchu groom leading a saddled Bactrian camel carrying hunting rifles and arrows. The reverse is embellished with a Manchu huntsman with rifle riding a horse and leading a dog.
2.1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) high, stopper

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Lot Essay

A comparative bottle from the Merriem Collection sold at Christie's New York, 19 March 2008, lot 206.
A further comparative example can be found in Snuff Bottles. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Vol. 47, p. 224, no.341.

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