A Canton enamel 'bird and flower' snuff bottle


Guangzhou, 1735-1800Of spade form, with an exposed copper lip, painted in colored enamels with a lush garden filled with peonies, chrysanthemums, and lilies, with long-tailed birds perching on the branches of a slender and graceful tree rising from rocks painted on the rounded foot. 1 7/8in (4.8cm) high
|1735-1800年 廣東銅胎畫琺瑯鳥語花香紋鼻煙壺ProvenanceSotheby's, London, 17 June 1998, lot 1630