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QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN BLUE ENAMEL AND OF THE PERIOD, 1770-1799, IMPERIAL PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING
Details
A BLUE AND IRON-RED-ENAMELLED COPPER AND GILT SNUFF DISH
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN BLUE ENAMEL AND OF THE PERIOD, 1770-1799, IMPERIAL PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING
The small dish is raised on a circular foot, and is finely enamelled in blue, white and iron-red and gold details with a garden scene.
1 ¾ in. (4.37 cm.) diam.
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN BLUE ENAMEL AND OF THE PERIOD, 1770-1799, IMPERIAL PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING
The small dish is raised on a circular foot, and is finely enamelled in blue, white and iron-red and gold details with a garden scene.
1 ¾ in. (4.37 cm.) diam.
Provenance
With Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., 1987.
Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part IV; Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 November 2011, lot 144.
Property from a Princely Collection.
Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part IV; Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 November 2011, lot 144.
Property from a Princely Collection.
Literature
R. Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, London, 1995, no. 22.
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 6, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 110.
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 6, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 110.
Exhibited
London, British Museum, Chinese snuff bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection, 21 June – 15 October 1995
Jesuralem, Israel Museum, A Whiff of Luxury: Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, 4 August 1997 - 30 August 1997.
Jesuralem, Israel Museum, A Whiff of Luxury: Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, 4 August 1997 - 30 August 1997.
Special notice
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