Lot Essay
For a discussion of a similar bottle, see Moss, Graham, Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, The J & J Collection, Vol. I, New York, 1993, p. 289, no. 230.
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BOTTLE JINGDEZHEN KILNS, DECORATION GUANGZHOU, 1770-1820
Details
A MOLDED AND ENAMELED EXPORT-STYLE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
BOTTLE JINGDEZHEN KILNS, DECORATION GUANGZHOU, 1770-1820
The bottle is enameled with two lobed, raised panels, one with a lady smoking a pipe on one side and a mandarin gentleman holding a lantern on the other, all on a stippled-green ground.
2 ¾ in. (6.9 cm.) high, glass stopper and metal spoon
BOTTLE JINGDEZHEN KILNS, DECORATION GUANGZHOU, 1770-1820
The bottle is enameled with two lobed, raised panels, one with a lady smoking a pipe on one side and a mandarin gentleman holding a lantern on the other, all on a stippled-green ground.
2 ¾ in. (6.9 cm.) high, glass stopper and metal spoon
Provenance
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 2000.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3017.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3017.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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Andrew Lick