AN ENAMELED YIXING SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

of flattened ovoid form, enameled with leafy branches and inscribed to one side, the reverse further inscribed in archaic script, the flat, recessed base impressed Nong De in seal script within a cartouche, stopper (2)

Hugh Moss, London, 1975.

With scattered minute nicks to the interior and exterior of the mouth rim, as well as a flake loss to the exterior. The foot ring has a few minor nicks. There is minor surface wear throughout, and light staining, possibly patina from handling. There are red pen mark traces near the foot, to the side.
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Compare a similar example with a related mark in the collection of Dr. Marcos C. O. Tang, former Vice President of the Hong Kong Chinese Snuff Bottle Society at Keon Chu, illustrated in Doris P. S. Lee, ed., Ke'An Ju Cang Zhongguo Biyanhu / The Dr. Marcos C.P. Tang Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong, 1993, pl. 1.29.