Four enameled porcelain snuff bottles19th century
Including three bottles, each with a Daoguang marks and of the period: one with a wide flower band between borders decorated with triangle pattern and vertical lappets painted in turquoise color, the second an ovoid bottle painted with auspicious cranes and pines, the third a rectangular bottle with a long cylindrical neck set to one side, the main sides painted with orchids separated by the Three Friends of Winter on the narrow sides; the fourth bottle with two opposing reserves, each framing a palace in a formidable landscape against a green enameled ground filled with scrolls, surrounding lotus blossoms, bats, and swastika symbols.
2 1/4 to 2 5/8in (5.7 to 6.7cm) high (4).