63 - A TEA-DUST GLAZED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE 1800-1860

A TEA-DUST GLAZED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE 1800-1860 To Be Sold Without Reserve Of ovoid form with a wide mouth and recessed foot rim, covered in a rich even tea-dust glaze, thinning around the mouth, the foot rim dressed in black Height 6cm Provenance: A private Canadian Collection Sotheby’s, New York, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles, 17th March 1997 lot 372 Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd, 11th May 1997, (a copy of the original invoice available) Although usually referred to as glazed, the distinctive tea-dust colour which was first developed in the Yongzheng period, is in fact a low fired enamel. This is an exceptional example for the snuff bottle world, of lovely form and very even, but distinctive colouring 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