IMPERIAL, YANGZHOU, 1770-1799

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A GUYUE XUAN ENAMELED OPAQUE TURQUOISE-GREEN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, YANGZHOU, 1770-1799
The flattened bottle is of blue-green color and decorated with two long-tailed birds perched on flowering branches. An iron-red Guyue Xuan (Ancient Moon Pavilion) mark is written on the base.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper

Provenance

Robert Hall, London, 1995.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1867.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Sale room notice

Please note that the date for this bottle should read Yangzhou, 1860-1900, and the estimate is $1,500-2,000.

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Lot Essay

The completion of the Guyue Xuan, in 1767, for the Qianlong Emperor, prompted him to order a series of enamel-on-glass wares, which apparently involved not only the established enamelers at the Palace workshops, but also a new group of enamelers co-opted by the Court. The entire group is discussed by H. Moss in "Mysteries of the Ancient Moon," Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, Spring 2006, pp. 16-33. A similar bottle from a private North American collection was sold at Christie’s New York, 22-23 March 2012, lot 1580.

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