Ducks & Flowers

QING PERIOD 1644 to 1911

A MAGNIFICENT DUCKS AND FLOWERS 珐琅彩 FALANGCAI SNUFF BOTTLE

The bottle of rounded ovoid form.
The collar, a band of gold with scrolling above a necklace of sea green and gold .
A continuous tranquil scene of nature, two ducks at rest beside each other.
Branching pink peony flowers, buds and leafage, magnolia blossoms.
Rockery forms, daisies in various colours.
A duck turning in flight about to land.
All exquisitely painted in fine detail, set against an eye pleasing aqua ground.
The foot with upright lappet heads in varying colours of gold, blue, white.
The base with an Iron Red Qianlong Seal Mark on a white ground.

An absolute Miniature Masterpiece

Formerly the property of a Japanese collector

Condition: Excellent.
No original cap.

A modern gold metal colour filigreed stopper is offered.

Refer Large Images for details, quality and condition, they also form the description.

Depending on your computer monitor / phone / etc colour may vary to actual.

Dimensions are maximum measurements

Height about: 5.6 cm
Width about: 4.7 cm
A$2,800

Snuff bottles were in great demand by western collectors starting in the 19th century and still are.
Snuff bottles with European style artworks were normally based on prints and books transported to China by travellers.
The demand for Chinese art and antiques exploded when the first appropriated artworks taken from the Summer Palace made their way back to England France etc.

Considered by all the major experts such as Bob C. Stevens (the Collectors Book of Snuff Bottles 1976) and the major famous collections, such as Guo'an. Bloch. Meriem. J & J. to name a few.
The finest of all snuff bottles are those that are enamelled on copper, brass, glass, gold.
The art of enamelling was introduced to the Chinese Court in the Kangxi era 1654 to 1722, by the Jesuit Guiseppe Castiglione (Lan Shining).