Two famille-verte 'birds' snuff bottles, Marks and period of Daoguang

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Auction Closed

June 11, 03:42 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

the base of each with a four-character seal mark in iron red (2)

Height of taller 7.2 cm, 2⅞ in.

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Left snuff bottle : Sotheby's London, 31st October - 1st November 1972, lot 329.

Lots 68 - 73, all of which are decorated with the motif of chickens, were acquired by the father of the present owners in London, from the 1970s and later.

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