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311 AN ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF
BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS,
DAOGUANG FOUR-CHARACTER
SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF
THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The bottle is decorated on each side with a
katydid detailed in green, yellow, blue and
black, with the eyes picked out with gilt.

2¿ in. (5.4 cm.) high, jadeite stopper

$2,400-3,400

PROVENANCE

Robert C. Eldred Co., East Dennis,
Massachusetts, 2003.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 3787.

The katydid, either alone or with its cage,
became a very popular subject on snuf
bottles during the early 19th century. An
emblem of courage, the katydid in Chinese
is pronounced guoguo, which sounds the
same as the word ‘country.’
清道光 瓷胎粉彩蟈蟈紋鼻煙壺
礬紅四字篆書款

(mark)

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TWO FACETED OCTAGONAL
GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING,
1720-1850

The frst, 1720-1840, is of deep blue color
with raised panels on either side and
facets running along the narrow sides. The
second, 1750-1850, is of clear amber-
colored glass with a convex panel on either
side surrounded by facets, with additional
facets on the narrow sides.

2Ω and 1√ in. (6.4 and 4.8 cm.) high, lapis

lazuli and glass stoppers (2)

$2,800-3,800

PROVENANCE

First bottle: Robert Kleiner, London, 2003.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 3766.
Second bottle: Robert Hall, London, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 4325.

1720-1850年 御製磨花玻璃鼻煙壺兩件

12 THE RUTH AND CARL BARRON COLLECTION OF FINE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES: PART IV