AN ENAMELED SNUFF BOTTLE, QIANLONG MARK & PERIOD

A CANTON ENAMEL 'EUROPEAN SUBJECT' SNUFF BOTTLE, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD
China, 1735-1796. Of ovoid form resting on a recessed foot, finely enameled on copper with European nobility and a dog in a rocky landscape, the neck with a rhombic border above a ruyi band, the base inscribed in crimson red with a four-character Qianlong reign mark. Good spoon.

Provenance: French private collection.
Condition: One chip to the shoulder (approx. 7 x 5 mm) with old filling, clearly visible on detail images at www.zacke.at, otherwise in very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing flaws.

Stopper: Organic material with old bronze fitting
Weight: 32.1 g
Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 58 mm. Diameter neck 11 mm and mouth 7 mm.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related snuff bottle sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot 1964, for HKD $175,000.

廣州銅胎琺琅彩"歐洲人物場景"鼻烟壺，乾隆款，或爲乾隆時期
中國，1735-1796。卵形，圈足内凹上，銅胎琺琅彩，描繪著歐洲貴族和狗的山水風景，頸部飾如意紋，底座有紅色乾隆四字款。勺子健全。

來源：法國私人收藏
品相：肩部有一道裂痕 (約 7 x 5 毫米)，舊時已被修補，細圖可見 www.zacke.at，除此之外品相良好，輕微磨損和製作缺陷。

壺蓋：有機材料和就青銅配件
重量：32.1 克
尺寸：含蓋高58 毫米，頸部直徑11 毫米，嘴部直徑7 毫米

拍賣結果比較：一件相似鼻烟壺于2010年3月23日香港蘇富比《中國陶瓷和工藝品》拍號1964，成交價HKD $175,000。