Sandbanks Antiques has dated these Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottles to the 19th Century.
Decorated in iron-red with clawed dragons amidst vaporous clouds, late 19th century.
Attribution: Chinese, late Qing Dynasty, Guangxu period (1875–1908).
Each body is dynamically enlivened with iron-red dragons writhing amidst stippled grayish-black washes representing vaporous clouds.
Dimensions: Height: 8.5 cm each.
Condition: Excellent overall condition, with minor fritting to the foot rims consistent with age and handling.
Provenance: The G S. May Esquire Private Collection, London
Sandbanks Antiques has dated these Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottles to the 19th Century.
Specialising in antique silver, gold boxes, gold coins and objects de vertu. Rare fine-quality imperial chinese porcelain, jades, cloisonné
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A Fine Matched Pair of Guangxu-period Porcelain Snuff Bottles Decorated in Iron-red with Clawed Dragons Amidst Vaporous Clouds, Late 19th Century.
