λ A LARGE CHINESE STAINED IVORY SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY Finely carved with figures and...

λ A LARGE CHINESE STAINED IVORY SNUFF BOTTLE

19TH CENTURY

Finely carved with figures and pavilions between trees and rockwork, the borders of lotus petals and key fret at the neck and foot, the stopper decorated with chrysanthemum and scrolling foliage, 11.5cm.

Provenance: a private English collection, purchased from Sotheby's Billingshurst, 25th June 1991, lot 453.

Cf. H Moss, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of the Rt. Hon. The Marquess of Exeter, K.C.M.G., pp.8-9, no.16 for a related bottle.