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AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS 'SUMMER LANDSCAPE' SNUFF BOTTLE ZHOU LEYUAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 HKD
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Description
- glass
Provenance
Hugh M. Moss Ltd., c. 1970.
Heflene Collection, c. 1974.
Hugh M. Moss Ltd., 1985.
Heflene Collection, c. 1974.
Hugh M. Moss Ltd., 1985.
Exhibited
Robert Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, Sydney L. Moss Ltd, London, 1987, cat. no. 270.
Kleine Schätze aus China. Snuff bottles—Sammlung von Mary und George Bloch erstmals in Österreich, Creditanstalt, Vienna, 1993.
Christie's London, 1999.
Kleine Schätze aus China. Snuff bottles—Sammlung von Mary und George Bloch erstmals in Österreich, Creditanstalt, Vienna, 1993.
Christie's London, 1999.
Literature
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 4, Hong Kong, 2000, no. 505.
Condition
The bottle has a tiny nick to the outer lip, two minute bruises and barely perceptible nick to the footrim. The inside painting has been well preserved.
"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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
This painting is close in style to Zhou’s latest dated bottle, from the spring of 1893, but it is also very similar in style and colouring to Sale 5, lot 72, undated but attributable to 1890. This is a softer rendition, which better fits the later example, and we are inclined to believe that this was painted either in 1892 or very early 1893, but have left an extended date range because of the bottle attributable to 1890.
Whatever its actual date, it is another of Zhou’s masterly late landscapes, with an intriguing combination of his blue and green landscape styles giving the scene an irresistible summertime feeling.