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A RARE YIXING SNUFF BOTTLE SIGNED ZHONGJI QING DYNASTY, 1770-1880
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- ceramic
of flattened faceted ovoid shape with a tall neck and short foot, one side carved with seven characters reading yue ming lin xia mei ren lai, followed by the signature Zhongji
Provenance
Arthur Gadsby Collection.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2nd May 1991, lot 133.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection.
Christie's New York, 21st March 2000, lot 24.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2nd May 1991, lot 133.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection.
Christie's New York, 21st March 2000, lot 24.
Condition
Minor scratches to the face and back of the piece, but otherwise 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
The inscription may be translated as 'beneath the moonlight, a beauty comes from the forest'.
Bottles of similar shape, but with slip decoration, are illustrated in Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, vol. I., New York, 1993, no. 252, and in Bob C. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, New York, 1980, no. 345.
Bottles of similar shape, but with slip decoration, are illustrated in Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, vol. I., New York, 1993, no. 252, and in Bob C. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, New York, 1980, no. 345.