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A FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)

One side is decorated with an elephant with turned head, its back
draped with a blanket beneath a gu-shaped vase, and the reverse is
decorated with a jardiniPre of nandina raised on a stand beside a rock
and asters.
2¡ in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper

$4,000-6,000

PROVENANCE:

Robert Hall, London, 2007.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4681.

清道光 粉彩「太平有象」圖鼻煙壺

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A GREEN GLASS FACETED SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1720-1770

The transparent emerald-green glass bottle is of octagonal shape and is
carved on either side with a raised oval panel.
1æ in. (4.3 cm.) high, pink tourmaline stopper

$4,000-6,000

PROVENANCE:

Wang Ning, Beijing, 2004.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2005.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4237.

For a discussion of early faceted glass snuff bottles see the note to lot 254
in this catalogue. This examples differs from lot 254 in that the oval panel
on either side is convex as opposed to fat.

1720-1770年 御製綠玻璃磨花小鼻煙壺