Polychrome Enameled Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Landscapes

Description:

Polychrome Enameled Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Landscapes, China, late Qing dynasty or Republic Period, six-sided oviform with flared mouth and straight foot, the body decorated with six landscapes in pink, blue, and polychrome enamels in six reserves defined by six vertical gilt borders, between two stylized ruyi lappets, the stopper decorated with a single chrysanthemum in underglaze blue, the neck and foot with a beaded band in overglaze pink, the upper shoulder with a crosshatched band in overglaze pink, gilt mouth rim and foot ring, four-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue to recessed base, ht. 3 1/2 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

in good condition.


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