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6039
A BROWN OVERLAY WHITE GLASS
SNUFF BOTTLE
Yangzhou School, 1840-1900
Of compressed spherical form with a waisted
neck, flat lip, oval foot ring, delicately carved
through the thin dark brown overlays to
the milky white ground on each side with
an auspicious theme presented with a ruyi
scepter, fish, a pine branch, flowers, a pair of
ducks, and offerings of tea and fruits, each
side with either a four-character inscription or
a circular cartouche.
2 1/8in (5.3cm) high
$4,000 - 6,000

Provenance
Hugh Moss Limited, London, 5th
December 1981

The four-character inscription reads
niannian ruyi (wishes being granted year
after year). The two-character cartouche
reads ping’an (peace).

1840-1900年 揚州作涅白地套褐料「年年如
意」圖鼻煙壺

6039 (two views)

6040
A MULTI-COLOR OVERLAY GLASS
SNUFF BOTTLE
1740-1820
The elongated tapering bottle with a
cylindrical neck, the inner side of the lip
slightly recessed toward its fairly wide mouth,
the opalescent ground decorated in orange-
red, blue, brown, yellow and some dark
highlight overlays, exquisitely carved with
circular reserves on the main sides filled with
either flowers or the bogu motif, the narrow
sides and the foot featuring three registers of
lithe chilong.
3in (7.6cm) high
$1,500 - 2,500

Provenance
Eric Young Collection II, Sotheby’s London,
13 October 1987, lot 17

1740-1820年 雪霏地套多色料博古圖鼻煙壺

6040

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