GILT-SILVER 'DOUBLE-GOURD' DOUBLE SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
£2,617
Auction: 31 May 2016 at 19:00 BST
Description
cast as two conjoined double-gourds, intricately decorated to the exterior with small double-gourds hanging from scrolling tendrils between ruyi-head borders, each base bearing a stylised shou character
Dimensions
6.8cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
Private English Collection.