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AN IMPERIAL ENAMELLED GLASS ‘FLOWER HEADS’ SNUFF BOTTLE PALACE WORKSHOPS, QING DYNASTY, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Estimate
250,000 - 300,000 HKD
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Description
- Glass, buffalo bone (spoon)
Provenance
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2nd May 1991, lot 79.
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. 18.
National Museum of Singapore, Singapore, 1994-1995.
Robert Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, British Museum, London, 1995, cat. no. 29.
Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1997.
National Museum of Singapore, Singapore, 1994-1995.
Robert Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, British Museum, London, 1995, cat. no. 29.
Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1997.
Literature
Bob C. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, New York, 1976, no. 967.
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 6, Hong Kong, 2007, no. 1063.
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 6, Hong Kong, 2007, no. 1063.
Condition
Two barely perceptible chip from the inner and outer lip. Two small areas of repair/smoothing of tiny chips to the foot rim, one on the rim and the second on the outer lip joining the main bottle. Some wear to the gilding on the scrolls. Some pitting to the enamels, mainly seen in the yellow flowers. The base of the bottle appears to have been polished, possibly to obscure an incised reign mark.
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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. 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."