99 - A YIXING STONEWARE ENAMELLED ‘MAGPIE AND PRUNUS’ SNUFF BOTTLE

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 outside of the UK, under the Temporary Admission scheme. 5% import VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ price and 20% VAT will be charged on the ‘buyer’s premium’. If proof of export outside of the UK can be provided for this item within 3 months of the sale date, then the VAT can be refunded. Please contact us for further details and shipping advice