Asian Art II - 21st May 2025
Lot 620
λ EIGHT CHINESE CERAMIC SNUFF BOTTLES
Estimate £500 - £800
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Description
λ EIGHT CHINESE CERAMIC SNUFF BOTTLES
QING DYNASTY AND REPUBLIC PERIOD
7cm max. (8)
The olive-shaped bottle with a 1963 invoice for The Little Shop.
Three in blue and white, one moulded with figures, another with birds and calligraphy, one with lovers, one shaped as an olive, and one Yixing enamelled blue and painted with landscapes.
From an English private collection, the olive-shaped bottle with a copy of an invoice for The Little Shop, dated 3rd January 1963.