Snuff bottle - Porcelain - Erotic Snuff bottle
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Fine Chinese Porcelain Erotic Snuff Bottle with Stopper and Spoon
A finely decorated Chinese porcelain snuff bottle of elegant teardrop form with a slender neck. The body is delicately hand-painted in polychrome overglaze enamels, depicting a classical erotic scene featuring an amorous couple on a daybed with a long pipe.
Details & Specifications:
- Object: Snuff Bottle (鼻烟壶)
- Origin: China
- Material: Porcelain, polychrome enamels, stone cabochon stopper, metal spoon
- Subject: Erotic / Shunga motif
- Period: Late Qing Dynasty (ca. late 19th Century)
- Dimensions: Total height with stopper approx. 9.0 cm (approx. 3.54 in)
- Condition: Very good collectible condition. The enamel painting is well-preserved and intact. No cracks, chips, or repairs to the main body. Minor natural roughness and age-related wear to the unglazed foot rim. Comes complete with its fitted stopper and attached metal snuff spoon.
- Provenance: Private European collection
Fine Chinese Porcelain Erotic Snuff Bottle with Stopper and Spoon
A finely decorated Chinese porcelain snuff bottle of elegant teardrop form with a slender neck. The body is delicately hand-painted in polychrome overglaze enamels, depicting a classical erotic scene featuring an amorous couple on a daybed with a long pipe.
Details & Specifications:
- Object: Snuff Bottle (鼻烟壶)
- Origin: China
- Material: Porcelain, polychrome enamels, stone cabochon stopper, metal spoon
- Subject: Erotic / Shunga motif
- Period: Late Qing Dynasty (ca. late 19th Century)
- Dimensions: Total height with stopper approx. 9.0 cm (approx. 3.54 in)
- Condition: Very good collectible condition. The enamel painting is well-preserved and intact. No cracks, chips, or repairs to the main body. Minor natural roughness and age-related wear to the unglazed foot rim. Comes complete with its fitted stopper and attached metal snuff spoon.
- Provenance: Private European collection
Details
Era
1400-1900
Title additional information
Erotic Snuff bottle
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
China
Material
Porcelain
Dynastic style/period
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
Provenance
Private collection
Colour
White
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
9 cm
Sold with stand
No
Width
3 cm
Depth
2 cm
Estimated period
1850-1900
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