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61 - A ROBIN’S EGG-GLAZED PORCELAIN ‘WINE JAR’ SNUFF BOTTLE JINGDEZHEN, 1810-1890
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£300 - 500 (€350 - 600)Sale fees
A ROBIN’S EGG-GLAZED PORCELAIN ‘WINE JAR’ SNUFF BOTTLE JINGDEZHEN, 1810-1890 To Be Sold Without Reserve In the form of a raffia-wrapped wine jar, tapering to a cylindrical neck with a wide mouth, convex lip and recessed, flat circular foot, the interior with colourless glaze Height: 5.4cm Provenance: Jana Volf, New York, April 1997 Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd, 30th September 2008, (a copy of the original invoice available) This is an extremely unusual monochrome robin’s egg version of a series of nineteenth century porcelain snuff bottles made in the form of wine jars 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
Auction details
Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Robert G. Piper: All Bottles To Be Sold Without ReserveAuction house
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