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TWO ENAMELED YIXING SNUFF
BOTTLES
1820-1880

The first bottle has a recessed panel with
white-enameled ground on each side, one
decorated with a phoenix perched by peony
branches and a magnolia tree, the other
with bamboo and prunus above rocks. The
second bottle is molded with mask and ring
handles and is also decorated on either side
with a recessed panel with a matte biscuit
ground, each panel with a landscape scene
with a pagoda. One narrow side is impressed
toward the base with a four-character mark,
Daoguang yiyou (corresponding to 1849) and a
seal, Mingyuan.

2q and 2¬ in. (6.5 and 6.8 cm.), jadeite and

quartz stoppers (2)

$4,000-6,000

510 PROVENANCE
(seal)
First bottle:
511 Robert Kleiner, London, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 4311.
Second bottle:
Asian Art Gallery, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 4873.

The impressed seal on the second bottle
is in reference to the famous Yixing potter,
Mingyuan.

䍆㠴⒬ᡱ℈䔥聖㌉ᢔ։

Ť511

TWO MALACHITE SNUFF BOTTLES
1760-1920

The first bottle, 1760-1850, is of flattened
form with a swirling patterning. The second,
1820-1920, is of pear form and exhibits
dark green bands, on one side resembling a
luohan in profile.

1æ in. (4.5 cm.) high, glass stoppers (2)
$2,000-3,000

PROVENANCE

First bottle:
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2008
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 4834.
Second bottle:
Robert Kleiner, London, 2012.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 5304.

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