Asian Art - 14th November 2017
Lot 261
A CHINESE COPPER SNUFF BOTTLE FOUR CHARACTER TONGZHI SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1862-74 With a...
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £650
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Description
A CHINESE COPPER SNUFF BOTTLE
FOUR CHARACTER TONGZHI SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1862-74
With a pear-shaped body, cast with roundels to each side with a scholar in a landscape within a key fret border, a mother of pearl inset to the original stopper, all raised on an oval foot, 5.6cm.
Cf. Sotheby's New York, 17th September 2016, lot 1054 for a comparable bottle.