53 - A RETICULATED, BLUE-ENAMELLED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN IMPERIAL KILNS, QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD, 1770-1799

A RETICULATED, BLUE-ENAMELLED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN IMPERIAL KILNS, QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD, 1770-1799 To Be Sold Without Reserve Of compressed ovoid form with a flared foot and flared neck, each side with a reticulated oval panel of formalized floral design in blue enamel, with raised mask and ring handles on each narrow side above a raised dot and raised petal design, and with bands of blue enamel around the neck and outer foot rim, the foot with an iron-red seal-script mark Qianlong nian zhi (`made during the Qianlong period’) Height: 6cm Provenance: Margaret Prescott Wise Edward Wise Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd, 24th November 1996, (a copy of the original invoice available) This is one of a small but intriguing group of enamelled porcelain bottles which were first made during the latter Qianlong period and appear to be porcelain copies of overlay glass bottles. Usually in blue, they are often of dragon decoration, and sometimes bear marks. This is unusual both in the form and decoration. A standard version of the group with blue and white dragon decoration, was sold at Christie’s New York, 16th September 2015, from the Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, lot 208 Ω This Lot was imported from outside of the UK, under the Temporary Admission regime 5% import VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer” and 20% VAT will be charged on the ‘buyer’s premium