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A BLUE AND WHITE, IRON-RED AND GILT ‘POCKET WATCH’                              AN AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
SNUFF BOTTLE                                                                    18TH-19TH CENTURY
18TH-19TH CENTURY
                                                                                The bottle is carved to one side with Shoulao and an attendant, and to the
The circular fattened sides are each enamelled as the face of a watch with the  other side with four boys at play.
twelve branches, which denote two-hour periods throughout the day, between      2æ in. (7 cm.) high, stopper
a blue and white hexagonal diaper border at the sides and neck.
2Ω in. (6.5 cm.) high, stopper                                                  £1,500-2,000  $2,200-2,900
                                                                                              €1,900-2,500

£2,000-3,000  $2,900-4,300
              €2,600-3,800
                                                                                PROVENANCE:
PROVENANCE:
                                                                                Property from the collection of the Duchess of Roxburghe (1878-1937).
Collection of the Duchess of Roxburghe (1878-1937).
                                                                                清十八/十九世紀 琥珀壽老圖鼻煙壺
清十八/十九世紀 青花礬紅描金懷錶紋鼻煙壺                                                           來源:Duchess of Roxburghe舊藏
來源:Duchess of Roxburghe舊藏

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