Description: TWO CHINESE ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY (1644-1912), LATE 19TH CENTURY
One bottle with a carved design directly on the metal body, flooded with different coloured enamels. The other Beijing enamel bottle decorated with shaped reserved containing images of children playing, surrounded by scrolling flowers, with a later lid.
The taller bottle 8.5cm high
PROVENANCE:
The Late Margaret Cone Collection
Condition Report: Condition:
The larger snuff bottle with a small area of damage near the mouth rim, the other snuff bottle with a larger area of damage and loss to the side. The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice. Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.