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99 - A YIXING STONEWARE ENAMELLED ‘MAGPIE AND PRUNUS’ SNUFF BOTTLE
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£1,500 - 2,000 (€1,700 - 2,400)Sale fees
A YIXING STONEWARE ENAMELLED ‘MAGPIE AND PRUNUS’ SNUFF BOTTLE 1820-1880 To Be Sold Without Reserve Of cylindrical shouldered form, boldly painted with a continuous scene of two magpies in flight and a prunus tree, the stoneware of dark brown colour, on a short foot rim, concave base Height: 7.2cm Provenance: Sotheby’s New York, 23rd March 1998, lot 118 Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd, 7th May 1998, (a copy of the original invoice available) Illustrated: front cover of the ICSBS Journal, Autumn 2005, Volume XXXVII, Number 2 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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