


A European Private Collection of Snuff Bottles (Lots 525-547)
Lot 543
THREE FAMILLE ROSE SNUFF BOTTLES One with Daoguang four-character mark and of the period; 19th century
12 – 19 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,816 inc. premium
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THREE FAMILLE ROSE SNUFF BOTTLES
One with Daoguang four-character mark and of the period; 19th century
Comprising: a famille rose 'wrestlers' oviform snuff bottle with a narrow cylindrical neck, painted with a lively scene of five fighting youths, seal mark to base; a famille rose snuff bottle decorated with two panels, one depicting a lady and attendant on a raft, the reverse with a lady seated beside a scholar, wood stand; and a famille rose 'Zhong Kui' snuff bottle of cylindrical form decorated around the body with a procession of Zhong Kui escorting his sister to be married, stopper.
The tallest bottle 6.5cm (2 5/8in) high. (4).
Comprising: a famille rose 'wrestlers' oviform snuff bottle with a narrow cylindrical neck, painted with a lively scene of five fighting youths, seal mark to base; a famille rose snuff bottle decorated with two panels, one depicting a lady and attendant on a raft, the reverse with a lady seated beside a scholar, wood stand; and a famille rose 'Zhong Kui' snuff bottle of cylindrical form decorated around the body with a procession of Zhong Kui escorting his sister to be married, stopper.
The tallest bottle 6.5cm (2 5/8in) high. (4).
Footnotes
十九世紀 粉彩繪鼻煙壺三件
「道光年製」款