The vase depicting a sinuous striding dragon within silver wires, against a midnight blue ground, unsigned the snuff bottle of archaistic design, the front and back each centered with a taotie mask and three cabochons, along with two mythical beast masks, neck decorated with cloud scrolls, leaf lappets the cover centered by a chrysanthemum, apocryphal Qianlong mark to the underside. (H: 5 3/4 in. [vase]) Property from the collection of James Alfe (1948-2003)Thence by descent
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