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A GOLD SNUFF BOTTLE
1820-1900
Each side is decorated in high relief with a four-clawed dragon pursuing a faming pearl
against a ground of swirling waves, and the narrow sides are decorated with a band of
petals. An impressed three-character mark, with the frst character rubbed, possibly
reading Tai Ke, is stamped on the outside of the foot, and the base is incised with an
apocryphal Qianlong mark.
2 in. (5 cm.) high, matching metal stopper
$8,000-10,000
PROVENANCE
Ko Collection.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 1998.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2612.
LITERATURE
I.C.S.B.S., Journal, Spring, 1991, cover.
1820-1900年 金雕遊龍趕珠圖鼻煙壺

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