A RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'DOUBLE BAT' SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH CENTURYChina, 1715-1760. Probably imperial, attributed to the palace workshops in Beijing. Of bianhu form and with a 'lotus' mark underneath. Finely enameled within gilt and raised wire inlays with a deep-blue medallion on each side showing a bat above a swastika and amongst ruyi, with lappet panels around the foot and further ruyi and lotus at the shoulders.Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Erika Pohl-Str??her (1919-2016), thence by descent in the same family. Dr. Erika Pohl-Str??her was a German-born Swiss resident and heiress to the hair care and cosmetics company Wella AG. She was a passionate collector and had amassed in her lifetime various important art collections, as well as one of the world's most valuable collections of gems and minerals.Condition: Superb condition with only minor manufacturing flaws.Stopper: Gilt bronze stopper, fitting and spoonWeight: 33.3 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 59 mm. Diameter neck 12 mm and mouth 5 mmThis bottle represents cloisonne enamel at its finest, with a simple, formalized design beautifully disposed on an elegant form, the simple coloring giving strength to the abstraction and the substantial wires well gilded against a perfectly even surface.Auction comparison: Compare to a related cloisonne enamel bottle at Christie's Hong Kong, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the J&J Collection, 25 April 2004, lot 812, sold for HKD 239,000.十八世紀罕見掐絲琺琅開光雙蝠鼻烟壺 中國,1715-1760年。可能爲御制,北京清宮御用工坊所制。 扁壺形,底足可見蓮花紋。掐絲,琺琅釉,兩面開光,藍地上蝙蝠紋。兩肩上勾蓮紋,足部芭蕉葉紋。 來源:Erika Pohl-Str??her(1919-2016)博士收藏,保存於同一家族至今。 Erika Pohl-Str??her 博士是德國出生的瑞士人,護髮和化妝品公司Wella AG的女繼承人。 她是一位忠誠的收藏家,一生中積累了許多重要的藝術收藏以及世界上最有價值的寶石和礦石收藏之一。 圖片:Dr. Erika Pohl-Str??her 品相:狀況極佳,僅有少量製造缺陷。 壺蓋:鎏金蓋與蓋托,小壺匙 重量:33.3 克 尺寸:總高59 毫米,頸部直徑12 毫米,嘴部直徑5 毫米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近景泰藍鼻烟壺見香港佳士得 Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the J&J Collection拍場,2004年4月25日 lot 812, HKD 239,000.