Lot 473 , Four Chinese enamelled porcelain snuff bottles, 1830-1908, Richards no.s 131, 378,192 and 424

Four Chinese enamelled porcelain snuff bottles, 1830-1908, three of cylindrical form, the first painted with a green dragon, 7.2cm, the second crows amid prunus branches, 6.1cm, the third a man holding a sword, 6.6cm, the last a double snuff bottle painted with immortals and a sage at a table, 5cm, Richards no.s 131, 378,192 and 424
Estimate £200-300

Green dragon bottle has some black speckles to the glaze on the top rim and around the foot and a tiny splinter chip to the inside of the foot rim.
The second with crows amid prunus branches has wear to the gilding around the foot rim, otherwise good
Bottle with a man holding a sword has minor glaze imperfections otherwise good
Double bottle has a 2mm shallow chip to one rim and a tiny glaze loss to the opposite foot rim, otherwise good.


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Sold for £340