Lot 205
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[PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION] CHINESE INSIDE-PAINTED 'LANDSCAPE' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
CHEN ZHONGSAN (1885-1957), DATED 1909
Auction: 06 November 2026 from 10:00 GMT
Description
陳仲三 1909年（己酉） 玻璃內畫風景人物圖鼻煙壺
of compressed form, painted with a continuous scene of a mountain village inn coming to life at dawn, the reverse with a merchant driving a team of two donkeys across a plank bridge towards a far gateway over the road, dated to Ji You year, corresponding to 1909AD, signature and a seal of the artist, with a red stopper
Dimensions
5.9cm 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
Two highly comparable snuff bottles by the artist, painted with the similar scene, one dated 1917, sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 25 May 2011, lot 81; the other dated 1908, sold at the same saleroom as above, 20 December 2024, lot 1147.