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A GRISAILLE-DECORATED PORCELAIN CYLINDRICAL SNUFF BOTTLE
REPUBLIC PERIOD

The sides are decorated in grisaille with a fsherman in a boat in a
winter landscape and with a poetic inscription that refers to the scene
preceded by an iron-red hall mark, Leshan Tang (‘Hall of Pleasure
from Goodness’) followed by two iron-red seals. An apocryphal
Qianlong four-character mark in blue enamel is on the base.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high, jadeite stopper

$3,500-4,500

PROVENANCE:

K. Y. Liu, Kuala Lumpur, 1966.
Victor Topper, Toronto.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3322.

民國 墨彩「寒江獨釣」圖詩文鼻煙壺

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A CARVED RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-1900

The transparent red glass bottle is carved on either side with two
confronting chilong enclosing a central shou medallion.
3¡ in. (8.4 cm.) high, stone stopper

$1,200-1,500

PROVENANCE:

Victor Topper, Toronto, 2001
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3326.

1800-1900年 透明紅玻璃雕雙螭團壽紋鼻煙壺

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