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A RARE IMPERIAL TURQUOISE GLASS FAMILLE-ROSE ENAMELED SNUFF BOTTLE QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD, ATTRIBUTED TO THE YANGZHOU SCHOOL
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
of flattened oval form with a flat lip and a slightly concave foot, the opaque turquoise glass of a rich, deep tone, delicately painted in famille-rose enamels with five chicks pecking for food amidst rockwork issuing lush foliage and beneath an arching stem of flowering bleeding hearts, four-character seal mark in iron red
Condition
The surface with minor wear and slight scratches to the rim.
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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
Recent scholarship argues that a distinctive group of glass bottles was produced in Yangzhou for the Court between the 1767 construction of the Guyue Xuan Hall in the Qianlong emperor's Summer Palace and his death in 1799. Hugh Moss discusses several examples in 'Mysteries of the Ancient Moon', Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, Spring 2006, pp. 31-32.Yangzhou enamels are recognized to be generally thinner and applied in a more painterly manner than those on wares executed by the Beijing workshops. The base mark on bottles of this group are either of a Guyue xuan mark in seal script (as opposed to the regular script on Palace enamel-wares) or a Qianlong nianzhi mark in seal script, generally written in iron red in a straight line such as seen on the present example.
A very similar example from the Meriem Collection, was sold at Christie's New York, 19th September 2007, lot 690.
A very similar example from the Meriem Collection, was sold at Christie's New York, 19th September 2007, lot 690.