83
A rare and unusual Famille Rose porcelain snuff bottle
Estimate
800 - 1.200
Session
8 May 2026
Description
China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
In polychrome porcelain with famille rose enamels, of double-walled construction
The outer body of quadrangular section, two faces with reticulated gilt panels featuring openwork auspicious motifs and two further faces with quatrelobed reserves painted with birds amid flowers
The cylindrical inner body with indistinct painted decoration, rotating freely within the outer shell and allowing partial glimpses of the inner decoration through the reticulations
The neck decorated with petal friezes and geometric bands
With gilt bulbous stopper
Apocryphal Qianlong Nian Zhi mark in iron-red to the base
清十九世纪 粉彩镂空转心鼻烟壶 双层套壶设计,外壁四面交替饰镂空描金吉祥纹及四瓣形开光花鸟图,内胆圆柱形可自由转动,颈部饰花瓣纹,配鎏金球形壶盖,底书矾红「乾隆年制」寄托款。
Height: 9 cm
Additional Information
Note: A particularly demanding technique, with the reticulated outer body and the cylindrical inner body fired separately and subsequently assembled, exemplifying the technical virtuosity of 19th-century Qing porcelain workshops
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