Lot 199
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[PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION] TWO CHINESE INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
YE XIAOFENG (1900-CA. 1969), DATED 1960
Auction: 06 November 2026 from 10:00 GMT
Description
葉曉峰 1960年（庚子）玻璃內畫持桃山人靈鹿紋 及 魚藻紋鼻煙壺（共兩件）
one of compressed form, painted on one side with a timid deer on a winding path formed by rocky hills, the reverse with a figure carrying a stalk of peaches over his shoulder crossing a bridge, dated to Geng Zi year, corresponding to 1960AD, with a red stopper; the other of compressed form in translucent amber colour, painted with fish and aquatic plants, with a green stopper, both with signature and seal of the artist (2)
Dimensions
largest: 6.6cm high without stopper
Provenance
Private English collection, London; inherited from the artist Lottie Davis, by repute gifted to her by the Office of the Chargé d’Affaires in Beijing in the mid-20th century.
英格蘭私人收藏，倫敦；繼承自藝術家洛蒂・戴維斯（Lottie Davis），據傳其於20世紀中葉由北京大使館贈予。
Footnote
Ye Xiaofeng was the eldest son of Ye Zhongsan, one of the foremost masters of Beijing-style inside-painted snuff bottles. He studied under his father from an early age and specialised primarily in figural subjects, while also painting animals and insects. During Ye Zhongsan’s later years, Ye Xiaofeng is recorded as having assisted his father with painting, after which Ye Zhongsan would add the finishing details and inscriptions. His early works were sometimes signed by his father, making individual attribution difficult.
Compare to an inside painted snuff bottle by Ye Xiaofeng, sold at Bonhams New York, 21 September 2021, lot 615. See one inside-painted amber glass snuff bottle, signed Ye Xiaofeng, sold at Christie's London, 28 Mar 2018, lot 220.