Lot Essay
The combination of underglaze black and green glaze is unusual to find on snuff bottles. Few similar examples are known.
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JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1810-1870
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AN UNUSUAL UNDERGLAZE BLACK, GREEN-GLAZED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1810-1870
The bottle is painted in black with a fisherman and pavilions in a river landscape, all under a green glaze.
3 ½ in. (8.8 cm.) high, agate stopper
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1810-1870
The bottle is painted in black with a fisherman and pavilions in a river landscape, all under a green glaze.
3 ½ in. (8.8 cm.) high, agate stopper
Provenance
Dennis G. Crow, Los Angeles, California, 1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1606.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1606.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Andrew Lick