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Property from the Bentley Collection, London, United Kingdom
Lot 7196
A red overlaid snuff bottle with 'dragon' decoration 1750-1800
23 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San FranciscoUS$1,500 - US$2,500
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A red overlaid snuff bottle with 'dragon' decoration
1750-1800
Well-hollowed, the sloping-shouldered bottle with a waisted neck, flat lip, its semi-transparent ground with dense fine bubbles, applied with ruby-red overlay and skillfully carved to the main sides with sinuous chi dragons, one with a long tail extending to the underside of the bottle forming the foot ring, the narrow sides mounted with two faux lion mask-and-ring handles.
2 5/8in (6.7cm) high
Well-hollowed, the sloping-shouldered bottle with a waisted neck, flat lip, its semi-transparent ground with dense fine bubbles, applied with ruby-red overlay and skillfully carved to the main sides with sinuous chi dragons, one with a long tail extending to the underside of the bottle forming the foot ring, the narrow sides mounted with two faux lion mask-and-ring handles.
2 5/8in (6.7cm) high
Footnotes
Provenance:
the Bentley Collection, U.K.
Chinese Arts and Crafts, Kowloon, 1979
Illustrated:
Asian Art Studio, Inc., The Bentley Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, 2008, p. 46














