Property from Various Owners
A group of three porcelain snuff bottles
19th century
The first of ovoid form with russet staining to the crackled glaze on the walls and the unglazed foot, possibly a water coupe adapted for use as a snuff bottle; the second of double-gourd shape covered with a densely crazed pale blue Jun-style glaze stopping above the russet-stained foot, also possibly a miniature vase adapted for use as a snuff bottle; the third of flattened ovoid form with a wide flat rim to the cylindrical neck, covered with a Jun-type glaze of blue suffused with purple, the recessed base bearing a four-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue seal script beneath a colorless glaze; together with a Jun-style glazed stoneware snuff dish. [4]
2 to 3 3/4in (5 to 9.5cm) high
The first of ovoid form with russet staining to the crackled glaze on the walls and the unglazed foot, possibly a water coupe adapted for use as a snuff bottle; the second of double-gourd shape covered with a densely crazed pale blue Jun-style glaze stopping above the russet-stained foot, also possibly a miniature vase adapted for use as a snuff bottle; the third of flattened ovoid form with a wide flat rim to the cylindrical neck, covered with a Jun-type glaze of blue suffused with purple, the recessed base bearing a four-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue seal script beneath a colorless glaze; together with a Jun-style glazed stoneware snuff dish. [4]
2 to 3 3/4in (5 to 9.5cm) high
Sold for
US$ 1,125
inc. premium
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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