TWO FAMILLE ROSE PAINTED SNUFF BOTTLES
TWO FAMILLE ROSE PAINTED SNUFF BOTTLES
Porcelain with enamel painting
China, 20th century
The first snuff bottle without the stopper with painting of boys and bats (marked to the base). The second snuff bottle, baluster-shaped, with painting of an old fisherman. Coral and glass stoppers; with spoons.
Dimensions: HEIGHT (with stopper) both approximately 8 CM
Condition: Excellent condition
Provenance: French private collection, formerly collection of John Ault – known for the publication on snuff bottles from Robert Kleiner: ‘Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of John Ault’ (1990)