A Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Snuff Bottle and Stopper, probably Suzhou, 1740-1800, of flattened ovoid form carved with figures in a wooded landscape, 7.8cm high See illustration Provenance: Bears paper label for Hugh M Moss Ltd The is bottle appears to belong to a group of cinnabar lacquer snuff bottles thought to have been made in an Imperial manufactory at Suzhou during the reigns of Qianlong and Jiajing Some surface wear throughout leading to some loss of detail. Area of bubbling and deterioration to shoulder. Spoon missing but possibly inside the bottle. Some light scratching throughout. 180219