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A JADEITE ROUNDED SNUFF BOTTLE A RARE GILT AND IRON-RED ENAMEL AN IMPERIAL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL
AND A JADEITE ‘MELON’ SNUFF BOTTLE SNUFF BOTTLE ‘CHILONG’ SNUFF BOTTLE AND
19th century Daoguang seal mark and of the period STOPPER
The rounded snuff bottle smoothly polished, Lavishly gilt, with medallions decorated in red Qianlong mark and of the period
with milky-white inclusions and apple-green on either side encapsulating a mountainous Superbly enamelled on either side with two
striations, with stopper and stand. 5.5cm (2 riverscape with a rustic cottage beside trees confronting chilongs in yellow and red with
1/8in) high; The ‘melon’ snuff bottle carved and a bridge, sails in the distance, further bifurcated tails amidst dense leafy meandering
with leafy tendrils, with coral stopper, stand, highlights in gold, stopper, wood stand. stems and lotus flowers, between a band
4cm (1 1/2in) high (5). 7cm (2 3/4in) high (3). of pendant ruyi-heads and petal-lappets, all
reserved on a lavender ground, the domed
£3,500 - 5,000 £4,000 - 6,000 stopper similarly decorated with a lotus
HK$38,000 - 55,000 HK$44,000 - 66,000 bloom, with ivory spoon, wood stand.
CNY32,000 - 46,000 CNY37,000 - 55,000 6.7cm (2 5/8in) high (3).
十九世紀 翠玉鼻煙壺 一組兩件 清道光 金地開光礬紅山水圖鼻煙壺 £8,000 - 12,000
Provenance: a distinguished European 礬紅「道光年製」篆書款 HK$88,000 - 130,000
private collection CNY73,000 - 110,000
來源： 顯貴歐洲私人收藏 Provenance: a distinguished European
A related jadeite rounded snuff bottle, dated private collection 清乾隆 御製銅胎掐絲琺瑯蟠螭拱蓮鼻煙壺
late 18th or early 19th century, which was 「乾隆年製」楷書刻款
given as a gift to Queen Mary from George V 來源： 顯貴歐洲私人收藏
on Christmas 1918, is in the Royal Collection Provenance: a distinguished European
Trust, no.RCIN 23843). Richly gilt snuff bottles, such as the present private collection
lot, are exceptionally rare. The plain gilt
214 | BONHAMS decoration with only two small round panels 來源： 顯貴歐洲私人收藏
containing landscapes, allows one to fully
appreciate the snuff bottle’s simple and
elegant beauty. A gilded porcelain snuff
bottle imitating metal is illustrated by Geng
Baochang and Zhao Binghua, Zhongguo
biyanhu zhenshang, Hong Kong, 1992, p.126,
no.134.
