Lot 245
Auction: 4 June 2014 at 11:00 BST
£325
Description
WHITE GLASS WITH SEPIA OVERLAY SNUFF BOTTLE, YANGZHOU SCHOOL STYLE
of ovoid shape, the decoration depicting birds hovering above their nest of young on a flowering branch of plum blossom, below an archaic style inscription, on a short sepia foot with purple stopper
5.6cm high
LITERATURE: For a similar bottle see Stevens, Bob. C., The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, pl. 238, Weatherhill 1994
Footnote
Provenance:
The Chris Bennett Collection of Snuff Bottles