Two Porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottlesQianlong marks, 1780-1880
The first of flattened shield shape, each slightly convex broad side enameled with a pair of five-clawed dragons undulating through flame scrolls to pursue a precious pearl, some detail heightened in gilt, and framed by blue enameled floral scrolls on the neck, shoulder, and narrow sides, the underside with the six-character mark; the second a flattened bottle with sloping shoulders, painted in iron-red with a dragon roundel to each primary side between a lappet band surround the neck and a wave border above a thin oval foot ring enclosing a four-character Qianlong mark.
2 1/4 and 2 3/4in (5.7 and 7cm) high (2).