A FAMILLE ROSE ‘EIGHT IMMORTALS’ SNUFF BOTTLE, JIAQING MARK AND PERIODChina. Of square section with a waisted neck and gilt lip, supported on a tapering foot with concave base, finely painted in underglaze blue, gilt, and bright enamels to depict a continuous scene with the eight immortals amid swirling clouds and crashing waves along with their attributes and mythical creatures, the neck and foot decorated with foliate sprays. The base with an iron-red four-character markJiaqing nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: Millon Jutheau, Paris, 24 April 1983, lot 35. French private collection, by repute acquired from the above (invoice lost). Thence by descent within the family to the last owner.Condition: Very good condition with some old wear, few minuscule nicks to the foot, and manufacturing flaws including glaze flakes to the edges.Stopper: Glass in imitation of coral with embossed silver mount, metal spoonWeight: 36.1 gDimensions: Height including stopper 70 mm. Diameter neck 18 mm and mouth 8 mm.One side shows He Xiangu carrying her basket with peaches and Han Xiangzi playing his flute while floating on a toad, to their left are Lü Dongbin and Lan Caihe riding a raft, followed by Li Tieguai with his iron stick on a lotus leaf, and Zhongli Quan carrying his fan while floating on a crab. The fourth side depicts Zhang Guolao playing the fish drum above a bamboo stalk, and Cao Guojiu behind him riding on a large red fish.Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 25 November 2013, lot 179Price: HKD 137,500 or approx.EUR 21,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A famille-rose porcelain ‘Lu Dongbin’ snuff bottle, seal mark and period of JiaqingExpert remark:pare the closely related form, material, and enamels.嘉慶款及年代粉彩“八仙過海”鼻煙壺中國。壺口外撇，束經，壺身四方圓角，斂足。以青花、鎏金和明亮的琺瑯彩精細描繪八仙過海場景，頸部和足部飾有纏枝紋。底足内鐵紅四字款“嘉慶年製”款。