Lot Essay
A nearly identical bottle with slightly lower relief from The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection: Part II was sold at Christie's New York, 16 March 2016, lot 581.
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JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1820-1880
Details
AN ENAMELED AND MOLDED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1820-1880
The bottle is molded in high relief with a sinuous iron-red dragon on one side and a phoenix on the reverse, both on a ground of polychrome scrolling clouds and flames while pursuing a gilt flaming pearl. The base has an apocryphal Qianlong mark.
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high, porcelain stopper
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1820-1880
The bottle is molded in high relief with a sinuous iron-red dragon on one side and a phoenix on the reverse, both on a ground of polychrome scrolling clouds and flames while pursuing a gilt flaming pearl. The base has an apocryphal Qianlong mark.
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high, porcelain stopper
Provenance
Robert Hall, London, 1995.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1863.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1863.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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Andrew Lick