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JULIA SHACKELFORD HUNTER COLLECTION OF SNUFF BOTTLES
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A FAMILLE ROSE ‘HUNDRED BOYS’ SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS, QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN GILDING AND
OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
清乾隆 御製粉彩百子圖鼻煙壺 描金四字篆書款
The snuf bottle is decorated with a continuous scene of the ‘hundred boys’ engaging in playful activities
and holding auspicious objects. The shoulder is applied with two animal-head handles. There is a gilt
Qianlong seal mark to the base.
2¡ in. (6 cm.) high
£5,000-8,000 $7,600-12,000
€6,800-11,000
PROVENANCE:
The Julia Shackelford Hunter Collection of snuf bottles, acquired in China 1948-1949.
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