Lot 129

PAINTED ENAMEL 'EUROPEAN SUBJECT' SNUFF BOTTLE
QIANLONG MARK BUT 19TH-20TH CENTURY




Auction: 17 May 2024 from 10:00 BST
£1,197
Description
十九至二十世紀 乾隆款 銅胎畫琺瑯西洋人物鼻烟壺 帶木座
of compressed lozenge form, finely painted with a European lady on each side of the cartouches reserved on a turquoise ground decorated with scrolling flowers, the base inscribed with a four-character Qianlong mark within a square panel, on a wooden stand
Dimensions
6.2cm high
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh; collected Asian Art in the 1960s to 1970s whilst working in Asia for The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC) as a senior executive, thence by descent.



