TWO PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
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TWO PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES

JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1840-1900

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TWO PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1840-1900
The first, 1840-1900, is of a rare, compressed circular form with a panel on either side enameled with insects, a ruyi scepter, a snake, a frog and a worm amidst blossoming begonia, all set against a black ground. The second, 1840-1900, is decorated with seals of various shapes in iron-red, a Daoguang iron-red seal mark is on the base and the bottle is possibly of the period.
2 ¼ and 1 7/8 in. (5.7 and 4.7 cm.) high, shell and jade stoppers
Provenance
First bottle: Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1993.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4972.
Second bottle: Alice Klein Collection, California.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5215.
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This lot is offered without reserve.

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