Asian Art - 14th November 2017
Lot 196
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN PEBBLE-FORM 'BUTTERFLIES' SNUFF BOTTLE DAOGUANG 1821-50 Painted...
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Description
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN PEBBLE-FORM 'BUTTERFLIES' SNUFF BOTTLE
DAOGUANG 1821-50
Painted with three butterflies and foliage to one side and two more to the other, 6.3cm.
Cf. a similar snuff bottle in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, accession no.4836&STOPP-1901.