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8010 (two views) 8010
An enameled milk glass snuff bottle
8011 1800-1870
14 | Bonhams Of compressed teardrop shape with a flat lip and waisted neck, with
a oval foot rim surrounding a recessed foot, the foot bearing a four
character Qianlong mark in black enamel, the neck and edges with
a lemon yellow enamel ground with floral motifs, one side with a
seated portly sage and attendant who watches a spider, reversed by a
bearded figure and attendant carrying a giant peach along an alpine
path, with a gold stopper.
2 1/2in (6.3cm) high
$2,500 - 4,000
Provenance:
Fu-Ming-Fair, 1971
Illustrated:
The International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, Journal, September,
1979, cover