Asian Art - 14th November 2017
Lot 255
A CHINESE INTERIOR-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £500
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Description
A CHINESE INTERIOR-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, SIGNED YAN YU TIAN
DATED TO THE YI WEI YEAR CORRESPONDING TO 1895
With a flattened ovoid body finely painted with a vase containing prunus blossoms, a table, two jardinières and three apples to one side and two swallows above a pond with lotus blossoms and leaves, all in a muted palette, and sealed Yu Tian, raised on an oval foot, 6.3cm.