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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF CHARLES THIEROT, SAN FRANCISCO
Lot 233
Three gilt and enameled snuff bottles 1800-1930
17 December 2021, 10:00 PST
Los AngelesSold for US$6,120 inc. premium
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Three gilt and enameled snuff bottles
1800-1930
The first, a spade-form bottle decorated on the principal sides with melons and butterflies against a coral ground; the second, a circular bottle with two slightly convex reserves depicting figures in a garden or in an interior setting, the narrow sides and the waisted neck painted in gilt and underglaze blue with a floral design; the third, a square bottle decorated with two episodes from Romance of the West Chamber; each bearing a Qianlong mark to the base.
2 to 2 3/8in (5.1 to 6cm) high (3).
The first, a spade-form bottle decorated on the principal sides with melons and butterflies against a coral ground; the second, a circular bottle with two slightly convex reserves depicting figures in a garden or in an interior setting, the narrow sides and the waisted neck painted in gilt and underglaze blue with a floral design; the third, a square bottle decorated with two episodes from Romance of the West Chamber; each bearing a Qianlong mark to the base.
2 to 2 3/8in (5.1 to 6cm) high (3).