8th Nov, 2023 10:00
Asian & Islamic Art
280
Three porcelain snuff bottles
Chinese, 1820-1920
including a white porcelain bottle, 1850-1920, decorated in copper red with a flaming pearl and peacock like bird standing looking back and upwards, its tail highlighted by green enamel, the reverse with trailing copper red five claw dragon, both scenes depicted amidst scattered clouds, with a domed creamy stone stopper on a brown rim, 6cm, a white glazed bottle, 1820-1920, decorated all over with mass mixture of flying birds and on one side below the cylindrical neck a five archaic character signature or inscription, with pale blue rounded stopper, 5.4cm and a porcelain pear shaped bottle, 18th/19th Century, decorated in sang-de-bouef glaze, with bamboo spoon supporting a metal stopper, 5cm (3)
Sold for £300
Estimated at £200 - £400
Three porcelain snuff bottles
Chinese, 1820-1920
including a white porcelain bottle, 1850-1920, decorated in copper red with a flaming pearl and peacock like bird standing looking back and upwards, its tail highlighted by green enamel, the reverse with trailing copper red five claw dragon, both scenes depicted amidst scattered clouds, with a domed creamy stone stopper on a brown rim, 6cm, a white glazed bottle, 1820-1920, decorated all over with mass mixture of flying birds and on one side below the cylindrical neck a five archaic character signature or inscription, with pale blue rounded stopper, 5.4cm and a porcelain pear shaped bottle, 18th/19th Century, decorated in sang-de-bouef glaze, with bamboo spoon supporting a metal stopper, 5cm (3)
Wear to the decoration on the dragon bottle and olld wear and possible chip to the foot rim and a chip on the sang de bouef bottle.
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Auction: Asian & Islamic Art, 8th Nov, 2023
Viewing
Friday 3rd November 10am - 4pm
Monday 6th November 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 7th November 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 8th November 9am - 10am
There will be no viewing during the sale.
