TWO CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES
LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD, 19TH-20TH CENTURY
£555
Auction: 08 November 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清末民初 琥珀隨形鼻烟壺 及 粉彩雕瓷松鼠葡萄鼻烟壺(共兩件)
comprising: a pebble-form root amber snuff bottle, irregular shape conforming to the natural outline of the pebble, the rich translucent material encompassing striated whorls in variegated shades of gold and honey, resembling knots in wood, and a moulded and enamelled porcelain snuff bottle, in the form of a white squirrel holding onto a leafy bunch of grapes, the swirling finial resembling vine (2)
Dimensions
excluding stoppers: amber 4.9cm, 20g; porcelain 6.8cm wide
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh
蘇格蘭私人收藏,愛丁堡
Footnote
A similar porcelain snuff bottle in the form of a squirrel, dated to the Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period, is in the Art Museum Princeton University, accession no. y1936-988.