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THREE CYLINDRICAL PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
19th century
The first decorated in underglaze blue with large lotus blossoms borne
on scrolling stems; the second enameled in black and green with a
decoration of two crabs against a mottled copper-red ground; the third
painted in underglaze copper-red with a dragon amid flames, the base
with a four-character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue.
3 1/4in (8.5cm) high, the tallest

US$2,000 - 3,000
十九世紀 瓷鼻煙壺三件

Provenance
First two bottles: Mill House Antiques Mill House Antiques, Woodbury,
Connecticut, prior to 1966
Underglaze copper-red bottle: Palmer House Show, 1963.

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8064
A FAMILLE-ROSE ‘BIRD AND FLOWER’ SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century
Of rounded square outline, one side painted with a bird perched in
a plum tree growing behind a camellia bush, the other with a bird in
a peach tree behind a peony bush, the base with a four-character
Qianlong mark in underglaze blue.
2 1/2in (6.2cm) high

US$1,000 - 1,500
十九世紀 粉彩鳥語花香紋鼻煙壺

Provenance
Mill House Antiques, Woodbury, Connecticut, prior to 1966

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8065
A FAMILLE-ROSE MOLDED AND RETICULATED SNUFF
BOTTLE
19th century
Of flattened oval shape, the inner walls encased in an openwork
honeycomb lattice, overlaid with molded figures of children playing
beneath a pine tree, the base with a four-character Qianlong mark in
iron-red.
2 1/8in (5.5cm) high

US$2,000 - 3,000

十九世紀 粉彩模印鏤雕戲嬰紋鼻煙壺

Provenance
Acquired in New Mexico, prior to 1966

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