A SUPERB FIVE CLAW DRAGON SNUFF BOTTLE
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A SUPERB FIVE CLAW DRAGON SNUFF BOTTLE
Chinese, 19th century, polychrome enameled porcelain. An exquisite baluster form bottle of five alternatively colored (gold, blue, red, black, and yellow) five-claw dragons finely carved in relief. The gold dragon centers. in upright stance. the other four dragons amidst a background of clouds above waves and a foot band of arching petals. The underside incised and red enameled with a Qianlong seal mark, possibly Imperial Palace Workshops, probably original stopper.
Bottle: 2 7/8 in. (7.30 cm.), with stopper: 3 3/8 in. (8.57 cm.); 45 grams
Chinese, 19th century, polychrome enameled porcelain. An exquisite baluster form bottle of five alternatively colored (gold, blue, red, black, and yellow) five-claw dragons finely carved in relief. The gold dragon centers. in upright stance. the other four dragons amidst a background of clouds above waves and a foot band of arching petals. The underside incised and red enameled with a Qianlong seal mark, possibly Imperial Palace Workshops, probably original stopper.
Bottle: 2 7/8 in. (7.30 cm.), with stopper: 3 3/8 in. (8.57 cm.); 45 grams
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A SUPERB FIVE CLAW DRAGON SNUFF BOTTLE
Estimate $2,500 - $7,500
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