Group of 3 Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottles
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Modern. Three porcelain snuff bottles with various themes. Largest bottle has flowers with butterflies and has a four character stamp on the base. White crackle finish with blue glaze of two men sitting under a tree with a seal on the base. Smallest bottle has white ground with a image of a man , base has no seal.
Dimensions are: 2 3/4 inches tall X 1 5/8 inches diameter; 6.98 cm tall X 4.12 cm wide. Smallest bottle: 2 1/2 inches tall X 1 1/8 inches diameter; 6.35 cm tall X 2.85 cm diameter. All measurements are approximate.
Condition: Smallest bottle has a cracked rim and separated cap from spoon seal. Stopper stuck in the flower and butterfly bottle top.
Provenance: From a private Northern Virginia collection. The collection was assembled by several members of the family throughout the 20th century, including by English missionaries to China in the 1900s, by a sailor during the 1920s to 1930s, and by the current owner herself from the 1990s to 2000s.
Dimensions are: 2 3/4 inches tall X 1 5/8 inches diameter; 6.98 cm tall X 4.12 cm wide. Smallest bottle: 2 1/2 inches tall X 1 1/8 inches diameter; 6.35 cm tall X 2.85 cm diameter. All measurements are approximate.
Condition: Smallest bottle has a cracked rim and separated cap from spoon seal. Stopper stuck in the flower and butterfly bottle top.
Provenance: From a private Northern Virginia collection. The collection was assembled by several members of the family throughout the 20th century, including by English missionaries to China in the 1900s, by a sailor during the 1920s to 1930s, and by the current owner herself from the 1990s to 2000s.
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Group of 3 Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottles
Estimate $120 - $180
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