26th May, 2022 9:30
Four Chinese porcelain snuff bottles, 20th century, one moulded with numerous boys and men amongst clouds and a puppet shishi, apocryphal four character Qianlong mark, a flask form bottle painted with a standing musician with Qin, verso a water buffalo, each side with character marks, a cylindrical bottle painted with chickens and flowers, apocryphal four character Qianlong mark, purchased from C Y Tse, with certificate; and a small bottle painted with figures dancing in a garden with a cockerel to the foreground6.2cm - 8.5cm
Sold for £300
Condition Report
No obvious damage evident. Surface marks and discolouration to all, commensurate with age. The stoppers are perhaps replacements on the larger bottles, as they are a little loose.
Four Chinese porcelain snuff bottles, 20th century, one moulded with numerous boys and men amongst clouds and a puppet shishi, apocryphal four character Qianlong mark, a flask form bottle painted with a standing musician with Qin, verso a water buffalo, each side with character marks, a cylindrical bottle painted with chickens and flowers, apocryphal four character Qianlong mark, purchased from C Y Tse, with certificate; and a small bottle painted with figures dancing in a garden with a cockerel to the foreground6.2cm - 8.5cm
