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A RUBY-RED GLASS 'MALLOW FLOWER' SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG / QIANLONG PERIOD
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 HKD
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Description
- glass
together with a watercolour illustration by Peter Suart
Provenance
Robert Hall, 1987.
Exhibited
Robert Hall, Chinese Snuff Bottles I, London Convention, London, 1987, no. 39.
Robert Kleiner, Boda Yang, and Clarence F. Shangraw, Chinese Snuff Bottles: A Miniature Art from the Collection of George and Mary Bloch, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1994, cat. no. 95.
National Museum of Singapore, Singapore, 1994-1995.
Robert Kleiner, Boda Yang, and Clarence F. Shangraw, Chinese Snuff Bottles: A Miniature Art from the Collection of George and Mary Bloch, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1994, cat. no. 95.
National Museum of Singapore, Singapore, 1994-1995.
Literature
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 5, Hong Kong, 2002, no. 816.
Condition
Large crack running down one side from the base of the neck. Two small chips, one on the foot and another smaller on the side near to the base.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
On the mallow, see Sale 2, lot 153. In this bottle, the design dictates the profile of the bottle so that the whole form (except for the neck) becomes mallow-shaped. The group represented by this example seems to have been made in sets—or at least in a series of similar bottles—perhaps over a number of years, since the quality of carving varies. Although there are several different ways of formalising the design within the group, there are sufficient of this colour, shape and size to suggest that they were a standard design repeated from time to time. Examples are cited under Treasury 5, no. 816. The design for this entire group is cleverly conceived and superbly executed, with sensuously rounded contours and great presence.