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GUANGZHOU, 1850-1920
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AN ENAMELED COPPER SNUFF BOTTLE
GUANGZHOU, 1850-1920
The kidney-form bottle is decorated in bright enamels on either side with a cartouche, one side depicting a mountainous landscape with a figure traversing a bridge, the other with a scholar seated under a pavilion before large mountains. The base is enameled with a two-character mark reading shangxin ('appreciated by the heart').
1 ¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high, gilt metal stopper
GUANGZHOU, 1850-1920
The kidney-form bottle is decorated in bright enamels on either side with a cartouche, one side depicting a mountainous landscape with a figure traversing a bridge, the other with a scholar seated under a pavilion before large mountains. The base is enameled with a two-character mark reading shangxin ('appreciated by the heart').
1 ¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high, gilt metal stopper
Provenance
Robert Hall, London, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4321.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4321.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP