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6077
AN ENAMELED MILKY-WHITE GLASS
SNUFF BOTTLE
Qianlong mark, attributed to Yangzhou,
1770-1830
Of ovoid form with a cylindrical neck, flat
lip, projecting oval foot, the exterior worked
in enamels of pleasant shades depicting
hibiscus, chrysanthemum, and other foliage
near rocks, the underside with the four-
character mark in seal script painted in iron
red.
2 1/16in (5.2cm)
$2,000 - 3,000

Some scholarship argues that a distinctive
group of glass bottles was produced in
Yangzhou for the Court between 1767 and
1799, or perhaps even later. Bottles of this
type are seen with either the Qianlong reign
mark or the Guyue Xuan mark. For further
discussion regarding this group of enameled
glass bottles, refer to “Mysteries of the
Ancient Moon”, Hugh Moss, The International
Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Journal, Spring
2006, pp. 31-32.

Yangzhou enamels are thinner and applied in 6077 (two views)
a more painterly manner than those on wares
executed by the Beijing workshops. Refer to
an enameled glass snuff bottle painted in a
similar palette and in a comparable style, with
Qianlong mark, sold in our New York rooms,
16 September 2013, sale 20998, lot 8011.
Compare also a similarly painted white glass
bottle, dated to the late 18th century, sold
with the J & J Collection at Christie’s New
York, 17 September 2008, lot 85.

1770-1830年 傳揚州作坊 涅白料胎畫琺瑯花
卉圖鼻煙壺 《乾隆年製》篆書款

6078
AN ENAMELED MILK GLASS
SNUFF BOTTLE
Guyue Xuan mark, 19th century
Of flattened ovoid form, with a flat lip and
straight foot, the opaque white glass with
enamel ruyi lappets on the shoulder, one
face with a scholar and boy holding a lotus,
reversed by quails in landscape, with traces
of an iron red Guyue Xuan mark to the foot.
2 1/2in (6.2cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

十九世紀 涅白料胎畫琺瑯鵪鶉圖鼻煙壺

6078 (two views)

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