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A MOLDED AND ENAMELLED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Porcelain, metal stopper
of flattened ovoid form, with shoulders sloping towards a waisted neck and everted mouth, and tapering towards the recessed oval foot, molded and carved in high relief on each face with the 'One Hundred Antiques' picked out in bright famille-rose enamels on a molded leiwen ground
Provenance
Lilla S. Perry Collection.
Edward Choate O'Dell Collection.
Joseph Baruch Silver Collection.
Christie's Hong Kong, 1st October 1991, lot 1153.
Edward Choate O'Dell Collection.
Joseph Baruch Silver Collection.
Christie's Hong Kong, 1st October 1991, lot 1153.
Exhibited
'Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Joseph Baruch Silver', Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Winter 1987.
Literature
Lilla S. Perry, Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Adventures and Studies of a Collector, Tokyo, 1960, p. 80, no. 59.
Joseph Baruch Silver, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Joseph Baruch Silver, Jerusalem, 1987, p. 35, no. 61.
Condition
A section of the rim approx 3/8 inch long by 1/8 inch deep is restored (poorly, the restoration is visible). There is some typical slight rubbing to the enamels on the very highest points of the molded decoration but overall the enamels are bright and in good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A similar bottle is in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Masterpieces of Snuff Bottles in the Palace Museum, Beijing, 1995, p. 167, no. 170. Another, bearing a four-character Jiaqing nianzhi seal mark is in The Crane Collection, www.thecranecollection.com, no. 436.