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A VERY RARE FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELLED WHITE GLASS
‘FLOWER BASKET’ SNUFF BOTTLE
Guyue Xuan iron-red enamel mark, Beijing, circa 1775-1799
Of flattened rounded form, with a recessed oval base, the milky-white
glass finely carved in relief and decorated in famille rose enamels in the
form of a wicker basket bearing a profusion of flower sprays including
prunus blossom, lilies, chrysanthemums, peonies and narcissus, all
beneath an overlapping plantain leaf collar and a scrollwork band at
the neck, the foot inscribed Guyue xuan (Ancient Moon Pavilion), gilt
metal stopper and ivory spoon.
6cm (2 3/8in) high. (2).
£15,000 - 20,000
CNY130,000 - 180,000

約1775-1799年 料胎畫琺瑯「花籃式」鼻煙壺
礬紅「古月軒」楷書款

Provenance:
Parry Collection, London, and thence by descent

來源：
倫敦Parry家族收藏，並由後人保存迄今

The inscription Guyue Xuan (literally ‘Ancient Moon Pavilion’) on 「古月軒」，一說為圓明園中一軒名，《故宮鼻煙壺》一書將乾隆
the present lot refers to one of the halls in the Old Summer Palace 朝料胎畫琺瑯鼻煙壺稱為「古月軒」。因其屬於玻璃與畫琺瑯的複
(Yuanming yuan) completed in 1767, prompting the Qianlong Emperor 合工藝，需先用玻璃造型，再以琺瑯顏料在胎體表面繪畫，最後放
to order a group of wares, mostly enamels on glass, bearing the name 入小窯焙燒；且因玻璃與琺瑯顏料熔點非常接近，製作難度高，殊
of that particular pavilion. Compare with a similar enamel on glass 為珍貴。參考一例「古月軒」款且應為清宮造辦處所作，1770-1790
snuff bottle, with the same motif, Guyue Xuan mark and attributed to 年制料胎畫琺瑯「花籃式」鼻煙壺，收錄於H.Moss、V.Graham、與
the Palace Workshops in Beijing, 1770-1790, illustrated by H.Moss, K.B.Tsang著，《The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle》，卷二，紐約，
V.Graham, and K.B.Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, vol.2, 東京，1993年，編號200。
New York and Tokyo, 1993, no.200.
花籃紋或源於道教仙人藍彩和之法器，是十八世紀的常見紋飾，廣泛
The subject of a basket of flowers was a popular design during the 用於各類材質器物。對比一例清乾隆1775-1800年制「御製」款料胎
18th century and can be seen in many of the decorative arts of China; 畫琺瑯「花籃式」鼻煙壺，應為清宮造辦處所作，收錄於H.Moss、V.
it may be related to the Daoist Immortal Lan Caihe whose attribute is a Graham、與K.B.Tsang著，《A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The
a basket of flowers. Compare a closely related famille rose enamelled Mary and George Bloch Collection. Arts of the Fire》，卷六，第一部
white glass snuff bottle, Yuzhi mark, 1775-1800, attributed to the 分，香港，2008年，編號1105；後於香港蘇富比2013年5月27日「瑪
Palace Workshops, Beijing, illustrated by H.Moss, V.Graham and 麗及莊智博鼻煙壺珍藏：第六部份」專場拍賣售出，拍品編號238。
K.B.Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George 紐約佳士得於2021年3月18日售出一例1775-1799年御製涅白地粉彩
Bloch Collection. Arts of the Fire, vol.6, Part 1, Hong Kong, 2008, 花卉紋玻璃鼻煙壺，同署「古月軒」款，拍品編號681，可為參考。
no.1105, which was later sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2013,
lot 238. See also a similar carved and enamelled white glass snuff
bottle, Guyue Xuan mark, 1775-1799, which was sold at Christie’s
New York, 18 March 2021, lot 681.

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