THREE MOLDED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES

THREE MOLDED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
1840-1880
The first of flattened ovoid form, decorated in relief on one side with a crane beneath a pine tree, covered overall with a brown glaze; the second of flattened pear shape, molded with a dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, sprayed with patches of green to imitate jadeite; and the third also of flattened ovoid shape, decorated with an ancient pine tree growing from a crevice between jagged rocks, covered with a yellow glaze.
3in (7.5cm) high, the tallest