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An enamelled and incised porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle, Qing…
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An enamelled and incised porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 1820-1900. the recessed base decorated with stylized clouds, 6.5 cm high. Compare an identical bottle, see 'Chinese snuff bottles from two private American collection', lot 6004 Sale 23744, 14 March 2016, Bonhams New York. Provenance: Collection of Hepburn Myrtle. NSW private collection, acquire from Mr Myrtle as a gift in the 1980s or 1990s. Mr Hepburn Myrtle, an Englishman moved to Australia in 1941, was a learnt collector of Chinese jade and porcelain. In 1977 and 1980, Mr Myrtle wrote two catalogues for the Art Gallery New South Wales on Ming, Qing dynasty and later Chinese porcelains. Pieces in his private collection, such as this lot, also found their way as gifts to public and private collections
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Oriental: Snuff Bottles