PROBABLY IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1770-1820

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A CREAM-GLAZED MOLDED TREE-TRUNK-FORM PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1770-1820
The bottle is molded in the form of a gnarled prunus tree trunk with blossoming branches, against which grow a pine tree, bamboo, grass and lingzhi.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high, jadeite stopper

Provenance

John Paul Rappolt (1913-2003), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and thence by descent to the present owner.

Special notice

Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).

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Lot Essay

Compare a related enameled tree-trunk-form porcelain bottle, molded with a pine tree, prunus branch, bamboo, grass and lingzhi, sold at Christie's New York; J & J Collection of Snuff Bottles, Part III: 26 March 2006, lot 66.

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