Lot 158
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AN INSCRIBED FIVE-COLOUR OVERLAY WHITE GLASS 'FIGURES IN LANDSCAPE' SNUFF BOTTLE QIUZHAWAN MARK, YANGZHOU, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Estimate
65,000 - 75,000 HKD
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Description

  • glass

Provenance

Kaynes-Klitz Collection.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 30th October 1990, lot 14. 

Exhibited

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. 115.
National Museum of Singapore, Singapore, 1994-5.

Literature

Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, Winter 1990, p. 40, fig. 4.
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. 1040.

Condition

The overlay is suffused with crackles, including a horizontal one to the standing figure and a few other ones to the blue and green rocks.
"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.
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