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Ť488 488
AN ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1790-1860 489
The moon-flask form bottle is enameled with three Westerners, with 57
gilt relief decoration of squirrels and leaves on the shoulders all above
a pierced cash band on the foot.
1æ in. (4.5 cm.) high, stone stopper
$1,200-1,800

PROVENANCE

Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4629.

Compare to a bottle of identical form from the Mary and George
Bloch Collection: Part X; Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 1 June 2015, lot 175.
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Ť489
A RED-OVERLAY CLEAR GLASS FISH-FORM SNUFF
BOTTLE
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, PROBABLY PALACE
WORKSHOPS, 1750-1830
The vertically aligned fish-form bottle is carved from transparent
red over clear glass, and is detailed with individual scales, with water
weeds and a lotus pad on the belly.
2w in. (7.7 cm) high, glass stopper
$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE

Robert Kleiner, London, 2007.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4649.

EXHIBITED

Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Convention, The Barron
Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
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