A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
This lot is offered without reserve.
A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE

JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1810-1870

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A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1810-1870
The bottle is decorated on one side with two Buddhist lions, one holding an embroidered and beribboned ball under its paw while the other stands upon the ribbon, all on a cloud ground. The reverse is decorated with the characters zhan xuan, possibly the name of a studio or person, framed by further clouds. An underglaze-blue peach is on the base.
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Robert Kleiner, London, 2002.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3489.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.

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