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245 - Shell-shaped snuff box made of soft porcelain. Underglaze blue, shell-like decoration with subtly gilded aquatic plants. On the inside of the lid, a landscape scene depicting Chinese figures under a canopy. Underglaze blue painting. Custom-fit silver mount with hinged lid. Stamped with an inspection mark and an unidentified master’s mark, along with a year mark. Height: 3 cm. 7.5 cm x 6 cm.
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Shell-shaped snuff box made of soft porcelain. Underglaze blue, shell-like decoration with subtly gilded aquatic plants. On the inside of the lid, a landscape scene depicting Chinese figures under a canopy. Underglaze blue painting. Custom-fit silver mount with hinged lid. Stamped with an inspection mark and an unidentified master’s mark, along with a year mark. Height: 3 cm. 7.5 cm x 6 cm. A comparable example with a French mount is held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (Inv. No. 841-1882). An 18th-century silver-mounted soft-paste porcelain snuff box painted in underglaze blue. Silver with assay mark, date mark, and unidentified master’s mark. China. Jingdezhen. Circa 1700–1720 / France. 1768.
Auction details
International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART IAuction house
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