Qing Dynasty Blue & White Enamel over Glass Snuff Bottle, Qianlong Mark

Snuff Bottles

$850

Material

Enamel over Glass

Color

Multiple Colors

Origin

China

Age / Period

1800-1849

Dimensions

Height: 2.12 inches (5.4cm) - not including stopper, Width: 1.31 inches (3.3cm), Thickness: 0.82 inches (2cm)

Condition

Estate / Pre-owned

This is a Glass with Blue and White enamels imitating a porcelain snuff bottle with blue and white enamels. It has been decorated on both sides with Two Dragons amid Clouds. The bottle comes with a bronze stopper that has been carved with the head of a dragon. Two snuff botte s that may been made in this style during the Quianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty: One that was sold by Zacke Galleries, on 15 October 2021, for 1,896 Euros (photo #8) , and another one that was sold at Bonhams s, New York, in September 2017, for $2,500. This bottle has been marked, in red, inside its raised oval footing with the characters that spell 'Moon Pavilion', a marking of bottles made during the Qianlong Reign' ( 年 乾隆造) This bottle is in excellent preserved condition Bottle Measurements Height: 2.12 inches (5.4cm) - not including stopper Width: 1.31 inches (3.3cm) Thickness: 0.82 inches (2cm) Weight: 2.2 ounces