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Ť529

                                                                                  THREE COPPER-RED AND
                                                                                  UNDERGLAZE BLUE PORCELAIN
                                                                                  SNUFF BOTTLES
                                                                                  JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1830-1880

                                                                                  The first bottle, 1830-1880, is of cylindrical
                                                                                  form and decorated with a dragon. The
                                                                                  second, 1840-1880, is of hu-form with
                                                                                  two raised panels and is decorated with
                                                                                  a fisherman and a deer, the base with an
                                                                                  apocryphal Yongzheng mark. The third,
                                                                                  1830-1880, is of cylindrical form and is
                                                                                  decorated with a dragon flying amidst
                                                                                  clouds and bats.

                                                                                  3 in. (7.6 cm.) high each, hardstone and  (3)
                                                                                  glass stoppers

                                                                                  $3,000-5,000

                                                                             529  PROVENANCE

                                                                             530  First bottle:
78                                                                                Victor Topper, Toronto, 1999.
                                                                                  Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
                                                                                  Massachusetts, no. 2893.
                                                                                  Second bottle:
                                                                                  Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
                                                                                  Massachusetts, no. 5364.
                                                                                  Third bottle:
                                                                                  Michael Hughes, New York, 2008.
                                                                                  Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
                                                                                  Massachusetts, no. 4878.

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                                                                                  •Ψ530
                                                                                  A RARE APPLIED FOUR-COLOR
                                                                                  WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
                                                                                  1770-1850
                                                                                  The slender bottle is carved with applied
                                                                                  decoration including transparent red and
                                                                                  green flowers on either side, flanked by
                                                                                  semi-transparent green mask and ring
                                                                                  handles. The oval foot ring is of semi-
                                                                                  translucent yellow tone.

                                                                                  2q in. (6.4 cm) high, jadeite stopper

                                                                                  $1,500-2,000

                                                                                  PROVENANCE

                                                                                  Robert Kleiner, London, 2011.
                                                                                  Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
                                                                                  Massachusetts, no. 5148.
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