TWO ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
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TWO ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES

JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1820-1880

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TWO ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1820-1880
The first, 1820-1880, is decorated with fish amidst water plants in famille verte enamels on an underglaze copper-red ground. The second, 1820-1860, is molded on both sides with a forward-facing dragon centered on a flaming pearl and surrounded by scrolling clouds on a yellow ground. The base has a two-character mark reading Xiaoshan, possibly a name, in iron red.
2 7/8 and 2 5/8 in. (7.8 and 6.6 cm.) high, metal and glass stoppers
Provenance
First bottle: Goldney Collection; Weller's Surrey, 23 March 2009.
Robert Hall, London, 2009.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4994.
Second bottle: Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 2010.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5089.

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