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•314 of Exeter with its original stopper, illustrated by H. Moss, Chinese
A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLE Snuf Bottles No. 6, E. 30; one with original stopper illustrated
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, 1760-1830 by L. Perry, Chinese Snuf Bottles. The Adventures & Studies of a
The bottle is decorated on both sides with an orange carp on top of Collector, no. 162; one in the Denis Low Collection, illustrated by
a brightly colored lotus pad and beneath the sun. The narrow sides R. Kleiner, Treasures from the Sanctum of Enlightened Respect,
are decorated with a repetitive cash pattern. p. 212, no. 229; and another by M. Hughes, The Blair Bequest.
Chinese Snuf Bottles from the Princeton University Art Museum,
2¡ in. (6 cm.) high, shell stopper no. 339. One more extremely rare version of this design is
illustrated by L. Souksi in the exhibition catalogue Merveilles de la
$6,000-8,000 Miniature Chinoise. Flacons-Tabatières de Chine de la Collection du
Commandeur, Paris, 2000, no. 2.
PROVENANCE
1760-1830年 掐絲琺瑯連年有餘圖鼻煙壺
Robert Hall, London, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
no. 4932.

This type of cloisonné enamel snuf bottle has thin strips of
wire soldered onto the copper or bronze body, creating separate
channels called cloisons, which are then flled with diferent-
colored enamels and fred in a kiln at low temperatures for a short
period of time. In the case of this example, however, only some
areas were inflled, providing a design in relief against the gilded
ground. A magnifcent double vase decorated in this technique,
dated to 1786, is in the Uldry Collection (see H. Brinker and A.
Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné. The Pierre Uldry Collection, no. 304).
Another snuf bottle of the group, from the Meriem Collection,
was sold in these rooms, 19 September 2007, lot 645. See,
also, one illustrated in Chinese Snuf Bottles in the Seattle Art
Museum, pl. 55, lower left; one in the collection of the Marquess

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