Asian Art II - 23rd May 2013
Lot 751
λ Five Chinese snuff bottles 19th/20th century
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £8500
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Description
λ Five Chinese snuff bottles 19th/20th century, two decorated with kingfisher feathers, the others lacquer, one octagonal, painted with birds and surmounted by a fish, another gourd-shaped with panels containing a pagoda, the last formed as a vase painted with scrolling foliage, surmounted by a dog, 8cm max. (5)
Provenance: from the collection of the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, and thence by descent.