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TWO PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1840-1900

The frst, 1840-1900, is of a rare, compressed
circular form with a panel on either side enameled
with insects, a ruyi scepter, a snake, a frog and
a worm amidst blossoming begonia, all set
against a black ground. The second, 1840-1900,
is decorated with seals of various shapes in iron-
red, a Daoguang iron-red seal mark is on the base
and the bottle is possibly of the period.

2º and 1√ in. (5.7 and 4.7 cm.) high, shell and jade

stoppers (2)

$2,800-3,800

PROVENANCE

First bottle: Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company
Ltd., Hong Kong, 1993.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 4972.
Second bottle: Alice Klein Collection, California.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 5215.

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1840-1900年 瓷胎鼻煙壺兩件

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THREE ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF
BOTTLES
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1860-1916

The frst, 1860-1910, is brightly decorated with a
lady and a calligraphic panel. The second, circa
1916, depicts a young man appealing to a lady
with a potted plant on the reverse, the base has an
apocryphal Hongxian mark. The third, 1860-1910,
is decorated with the story of The Dragon King.

3, 2º and 3º in. (7.6, 5.7 and 8.3 cm.) high, glass,

jade and jadeite stoppers (3)

$2,800-3,800

PROVENANCE

First bottle: Dennis G. Crow, Los Angeles,
California, 1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 1243.
Second bottle: Robert C. Eldred Co., East Dennis,
Massachusetts, 1993.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 871.
Third bottle: Dennis G. Crow, Los Angeles,
California 1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 1241.

1860-1916年 瓷胎粉彩鼻煙壺三件

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