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A black overlaid turquoise blue A red overlaid snuff bottle with A black overlaid milky-white
glass snuff bottle ‘dragon’ decoration glass snuff bottle
1820-1880 1750-1800 1780-1880
Of ovoid form with a gently waisted neck, flat Well-hollowed, the sloping-shouldered The well-hollowed bottle of compressed
lip, splayed oval foot ring, the black overlay bottle with a waisted neck, flat lip, its semi- spherical form, with a waisted neck, flat
set against the opaque blue ground, elegantly transparent ground with dense fine bubbles, lip, the black overlay forming a dazzling
carved with bamboo branches and prunus applied with ruby-red overlay and skillfully contrast to the milky white ground, skillfully
flower heads. carved to the main sides with sinuous chi carved with impressive details to depict four
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high dragons, one with a long tail extending to the flower pots and two vases, each containing
$2,000 - 3,000 underside of the bottle forming the foot ring, leafy peony, prunus, lotus, orchid, peach
the narrow sides mounted with two faux lion blossoms, and chrysanthemum, the black
Provenance mask-and-ring handles. overlay also forming the splayed oval foot
the Bentley Collection, U.K. 2 5/8in (6.7cm) high ring enclosing a small peach sprig and a bat
Sotheby’s, London, 24 April 1989, lot 184 $1,500 - 2,500 carved to the convex base.
The Kenneth Atkinson Collection, Australia 2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
Provenance $2,000 - 3,000
Illustrated the Bentley Collection, U.K.
Asian Art Studio, Inc., The Bentley Collection Chinese Arts and Crafts, Kowloon, 1979 Provenance
of Chinese Snuff Bottles, 2008, p. 42 the Bentley Collection, U.K.
Illustrated Sotheby’s, London, 7 June 1990, lot 246
Asian Art Studio, Inc., The Bentley Collection
of Chinese Snuff Bottles, 2008, p. 46 Illustrated
Asian Art Studio, Inc., The Bentley Collection
of Chinese Snuff Bottles, 2008, p. 46
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