Lot 215
Auction: 4 June 2014 at 11:00 BST
£938
Description
THREE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
18TH/19TH CENTURY
comprising: a flattened spade shape bottle decorated in underglaze blue and polychrome enamels, four-clawed dragons and the flaming pearl above waves, scale diaper on the shoulder, the base with four character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue, agate stopper; a pear shaped bottle decorated in iron red with Zhong Kuei in military attire and civilian attire on the reverse, dark red stopper and black collar; and a tapering cylinder form bottle in polychrome enamels with a man with basket accompanied by a deer in a landscape, quartz stopper (3)
6.5cm, 8cm and 7.2cm respectively
Footnote
Provenance:
The Chris Bennett Collection of Snuff Bottles