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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
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