A FAMILLE ROSE MOLDED PORCELAIN 'BUDDHIST LIONS' SNUFF BOTTLE AND MATCHING STOPPERChina, 18th-19th century. Molded and painted in bright enamels with five Buddhist lions, the two in the center with brocade balls, surrounded by ribbons and scrolling clouds, with a lappet band above the foot, a ruyi-head collar at the shoulder, and a key-fret band at the neck. The concave base with a four-character Qianlong nianzhi seal mark in iron red.Provenance: From the private collection of Dr. Mary Kaufman, New York, USA. Thence by descent within the same family. Dr. Kaufman (1927-2013) was a well known NYC snuff bottle collector.Condition: Superb condition with minor wear and firing irregularities.Stopper: The matching stopper is made of molded porcelain with a gilt floral finial, finely carved old spoonWeight: 47.1 gDimensions: Height including stopper 74 mm. Diameter neck 12 mm and mouth 8 mmAuction result comparison: Compare with a related snuff bottle, Jiaqing mark and period, depicting nine Buddhist lions, at Bonhams Hong Kong, in Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection Part 1, on 28 May 2010, lot 83, sold for HKD 72,000.清代粉彩佛獅鼻烟壺,配套壺蓋中國,十八至十九世紀。在明亮的琺瑯彩堆塑五隻佛教獅子,中間的兩只嬉戲錦緞球,被彩帶和滾動的雲朵環繞,腳上有飄帶。肩部上有如意紋,頸部雷紋。底部内凹,礬紅釉四字“乾隆年製”款。來源:美國紐約Mary Kaufman博士私人收藏,之後傳承於同一家族。Kaufman博士(1927-2013)是一位紐約知名鼻烟壺收藏家。品相:品相極好,輕微磨損和燒製缺陷。 壺蓋:塑形陶瓷相配套的壺蓋, 頂部鎏金花卉紋,精美雕刻小壺匙 重量:47.1 克尺寸:總高74 毫米;頸部直徑12 毫米;嘴部直徑8 毫米 拍賣結果比較:一件相似鼻烟壺,嘉靖款及年代,九隻佛獅,見香港邦瀚斯Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection Part 1拍場2010年5月28日lot 83, 售價HKD 72,000.