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AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF TWO FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED SNUFF A SHADOW AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
BOTTLE BOTTLES 19th century
Signed Yan Yutian, cyclically dated yiwei year Early 19th century The pebble-form bottle with a scene of
corresponding to 1895 The first moulded with a dragon and phoenix a scholar sage riding upon a donkey, the
The flattened bottle finely painted to moving amongst multi-coloured clouds, inclusions cleverly worked into the design as
the interior with a bird perched atop a Qianlong four-character mark, stopper; the flowers and birds. 5.5cm (2 1/8in) high
chrysanthemum, the reverse with a penzai, second finely enamelled with a scene from
raised on a short foot rim, coral stopper. ‘Eight Barbarians bringing tribute to the £800 - 1,200
6.5cm (2 1/2in) high (2). Emperor’, Jiaqing four-character mark and CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$7,800 - 12,000
probably of the period, stopper.
£1,000 - 2,000 The largest: 8cm (3 1/8in) high (4). 304
CNY8,700 - 17,000 HK$9,800 - 20,000 TWO CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SNUFF
£1,000 - 1,500 BOTTLES
300 Y CNY8,700 - 13,000 HK$9,800 - 15,000 19th century
A MOTTLED GREY AND RUSSET SNUFF The first of flattened globular form, with a
BOTTLE 302 cricket on each face, reserved on a lotus
19th century A RED OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE flower head meander, stopper; the second
The aubergine-form bottle carved in low relief AND AN AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE of pear-shaped baluster form, with birds and
with leafy tendrils and butterflies, matching 19th century flowers and multiple diaper and leaf lappet
coral stopper carved to resemble a stem; The overlay glass bottle carved with deer and bands, impressed Qianlong seal mark to
together with a moss agate globular bottle, cranes on a white frosted glass base; the base, matching stopper.
with a concave lip, stopper. 6.2cm (2 3/8in) ochre-hued agate bottle of tapering form and The largest: 9cm (3 1/2in) high (4).
high (4). with low relief carving of cranes amongst pine.
The largest: 5.8cm (2 1/4in) high (2). £800 - 1,200
£800 - 1,200 CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$7,800 - 12,000 £800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$7,800 - 12,000

Provenance
Acquired by José Carlos da Maia (1878-
1921), governor of Macau, by repute, and
thence by descent.

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