Asian Art II - 8th December 2020
Lot 509
TWO CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £1300
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Description
TWO CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES
19TH/20TH CENTURY
One carved in cinnabar lacquer with a lady and boy beneath pine in a garden, with a beauty seated by a pavilion to the reverse, the base with a four character Qianlong mark in gilt, the other snuff bottle formed from white glass, enamelled to one side with a floral spray, the reverse with a poem by the Qianlong Emperor, with a mark reading Gu Yue Xuan to the base, 5cm and 6.5cm. (2)
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Sussex, acquired by the current owner during various tours of duty between 1968 and 1985.