A FINE ENAMEL ON COPPER ‘PEONY’ SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH CENTURYGuangzhou school, possibly ImperialChina, 1705-1800Delicately painted in polychrome enamels on white ground to depict a garden view with various multicolored peonies and star chrysanthemums springing from craggy and layered rockwork, framed by a minuscule and neatly painted flower border at the lower end and a key fret border together with a second floral border around the neck. A butterfly completes the peaceful scene.The distinctive rounded, flattened form of this lovely bottle is typical of Guangzhou production, being first employed during the Yongzheng period and continuing way into the Qianlong period. The peony, "the king of flowers," represents prosperity, and is associated with the upper classes of society. Although unmarked, the choice of subject matter suggests an Imperial connection.Shape: Rounded, flattened formHollowing: Standard, the body made of rather thin copperMouth, neck and lip: Short neck with raised bare copper lip and copper top , the inside of the bottle is enameled in whiteBase: Oval base in white enamels, with a bare copper foot rimStopper: The stopper on this bottle is likely original and is based on the shape of the Emperor's, or an official's Court hat, with the finial resembling the rank-identifying knob. It is made of incised and bare copper and rests on a black platelet. Good old spoon.Height of the bottle with stopper: 5.7 cm.Width of the mouth: 6 mm.Width of the neck: 13 mm.Weight: 30.6 gramsCondition: Excellent condition with some old wearProvenance: From the collection of Mary Ann Edmondson Bresee, Georgia, USA, avid collector and former member of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society. Her grandfather was Walter T. Candler, son of Asa G. Candler, the founder of the Coca-Cola Company. Her bottles were exhibited both at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens and the Norton Museum of Art.Literature comparison: For the shape, the style and the color combination of this bottle, compare with Bob C. Stevens, the Collector’s Book of Chinese Snuff Bottles, lot 1028. Also compare this bottle with Moss, Graham, Tsang, Treasury, Volume 6, Part 1, lot 1065, a very early enamel on copper bottle, dated 1705-1718.銅胎琺琅牡丹鼻烟壺,十八世紀廣州,或爲御製品中國, 1705-1800壺型: 扁圓形掏膛: 規整,銅胎 壺口、頸與唇部:短頸,唇部露出銅胎,壺内上白色琺琅底足: 橢圓底部上白色琺琅彩,圈足処露出銅胎壺蓋: 壺蓋應爲原裝壺蓋,其底座形狀為宮廷官帽,并有品級標志的頂珠。銅胎外露,座于黑色托片之上,小杓保存良好壺高(含壺蓋):5.7 厘米口徑:6 毫米壺頸寬:13 毫米重量:30.6 克品相:極好,些微年代跡象來源:美國喬治亞州 Mary Ann Edmondson Bresee收藏,狂熱的收藏傢,曾是國際中國鼻烟壺收藏協會會員。她的祖父是Walter T. Candler,Asa G. Candler的兒子,可口可樂公司成立人。她的鼻烟壺曾在the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens美術館及the Norton Museum of Art美術館展出過。