TWO PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
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TWO PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES

JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1830-1900

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TWO PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1830-1900
The first, 1830-1880, is in the form of a wine jar and is decorated in underglaze blue with alternating fu and shou characters, flanked by mask-and-ring handles, with a shou character on the base. The second, 1840-1900, is decorated in underglaze blue and multi-colored enamels, and has an apocryphal Qianlong mark on the base.
2 3/8 and 2 ¾ in. (6 and 7 cm.) high, porcelain and glass stoppers
Provenance
First bottle: Jana Volf Collection, 2008.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4830.
Second bottle:
Robert Hall, London, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4937.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.

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