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Snuff bottles
The Property of a Gentleman
Lot 188

A famille rose Canton enamel 'European-subject' snuff bottle
Qianlong four-character mark and of the period

13 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A famille rose Canton enamel 'European-subject' snuff bottle

Qianlong four-character mark and of the period
Of flattened ovoid form, painted on both sides with pairs of European ladies adorned in brightly-coloured dresses within landscapes, enclosing by scrolling floral design against a stippled blue ground, the reign mark in blue enamel on the white-enamel base.
4.7cm (1¾in) high (2).

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