Two porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottles
Two porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottles
19th century
Both of simple cylindrical form; the first painted in underglaze blue with a five-clawed dragon undulating through flames rendered in copper-red, the unglazed base displaying concentric rings; the second bottle with a wide mouth, slightly flared lip, the side walls painted in copper-red with two confronting dragons amidst clouds and flames, all above turbulent waves surrounding a foot ring, enclosing an apocryphal Yongzheng mark.
3 and 3 1/16in (7.6 and 8cm) high
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Two porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottles
19th century
Both of simple cylindrical form; the first painted in underglaze blue with a five-clawed dragon undulating through flames rendered in copper-red, the unglazed base displaying concentric rings; the second bottle with a wide mouth, slightly flared lip, the side walls painted in copper-red with two confronting dragons amidst clouds and flames, all above turbulent waves surrounding a foot ring, enclosing an apocryphal Yongzheng mark.
3 and 3 1/16in (7.6 and 8cm) high
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