Two Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 'Dragon' Snuff Bottles
Sale 1222 - Asian Works of Art
Sep 27, 2023
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$1,000 -
2,000
Price Realized
$3,780
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Lot Description
Two Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 'Dragon' Snuff Bottles
19th Century
清晚期 青花龍紋鼻烟壺兩支
the first bottle of squat cylindrical form, painted to show a dragon striding amongst foliate scrolls; the second bottle in the form of a miniature mallet vase, decorated with a dragon in the midst of clouds; both bottles bearing underglazed blue dragon-form marks to the underside, green hardstone stoppers.
the first bottle of squat cylindrical form, painted to show a dragon striding amongst foliate scrolls; the second bottle in the form of a miniature mallet vase, decorated with a dragon in the midst of clouds; both bottles bearing underglazed blue dragon-form marks to the underside, green hardstone stoppers.
Height of taller 2 3/4 in., 7 cm.
Property from the Estate of Alexander Brody, Honolulu, Hawaii. 夏威夷火奴魯魯市Alexander Brody先生遺產。
Provenance:
Acquired from Clare (Lawrence) Chu Private Collection, 1992
1992年購自Clare (Lawrence) Chu私人收藏。
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