BY HAHN, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF ALEXANDER TREIDEN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890

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A JEWELLED AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL GOLD SCENT BOTTLE
BY HAHN, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF ALEXANDER TREIDEN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Of globular shape, cloisonné enamelled throughout with geometric and foliate motifs in red, blue, green and white on gold stippled ground, set with diamonds and emeralds, a detachable cover with cork stopper and gold spoon, surmounted by a cabochon moonstone finial, marked on cover; in the original Imperial presentation red leather case
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high

Provenance

Presented to the Chinese scholar and politician Weng Tonghe (1830-1904) by the Russian Ambassador to the Manchu court on 26 May 1897.
By direct descent to the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Weng Tonghe was a Chinese Confucian scholar and politician. In 1865, Weng was appointed as a tutor to the Tongzhi Emperor as well as a lecturer to the two empress dowagers. His diary entry from 26 May 1897 records receiving this scent bottle as a gift from the Russian Ambassador, who was Alexander Pavlov (1860–1923) at the time, together with a pair of hardstone dishes and a diamond brooch. It has remained in the Weng family since.

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