A Chinese famille rose European erotic subject snuff box and...

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102 - A Chinese famille rose European erotic subject snuff box and cover, Qianlong period, the flat circul...

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£3,200

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A Chinese famille rose European erotic subject snuff box and cover, Qianlong period, the flat circular cover painted with an erotic portrait of a lady in a landscape, the base painted with landscape vignettes, and figures, the underside of the lid and the base painted with a bird amid foliage, 6.6cm diameter, metal mounts lacking, crazed glaze to base

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The snuff box is missing its European metal mounts and has wear to the gilding on the edges and the interior. The cover has a small splinter chip to the edge of the top and on the inside. The base is heavily crazed and does not ring when tapped. Hairline crack to the side, some slight fitting around the bottom edge of the base, otherwise in reasonable condition.

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Auction Date:

27th Jun 23 at 9:30am BST