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A SILVERED METAL CONJOINED DOUBLE SNUFF BOTTLE AN IRON-RED PAINTED PORCELAIN ‘LONGEVITY’ SNUFF
1880-1920 BOTTLE
Each bottle in the form of a double gourd, further decorated with Jingdezhen kilns, Qianlong mark and of the period, 1735-1796
leaves and floral motifs, supported by oval foot rims, embellished with Of compressed double gourd form, with a flat, flaring gilt lip and a
carnelian inlay, with conforming stoppers. concave foot, the body in iron-red enamels with each side adorned
1 7/8in (4.7cm) exclusive of the stopper with scrolling lotus surrounding a gilt stylized shou character, the base
with a four-character mark in iron-red enclosed by a rectangle.
US$1,000 - 1,500 2 1/2in (6.5cm) high
A nearly identical formed metal bottle, enameled but lacking the US$3,000 - 5,000
hardstone embellishment, was formerly in the collection of Eric Young.
See Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, 28 October 1993, lot 1170. 清乾隆 1735-1796 瓷胎礬紅繪纏枝蓮紋壽字鼻煙壺
《乾隆年製》礬紅篆書款
1880-1920 金屬鍍銀鑲玉髓石葫蘆形鼻煙壺
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