Lot 459 , Three Chinese rouge-de-fer snuff bottles, 1820-1900, 7.1cm

Three Chinese rouge-de-fer snuff bottles, 1820-1900, two of cylindrical form painted with the figure of Zhong Kui, 8cm, the last ovoid painted with a dragon amid flames, 7.1cm
Estimate £150-250

The largest cylindrical bottle has a long vertical hairline crack to the side with a bat
Second cylindrical bottle has a hairline crack running diagonally from Zhong Khu's robes through the bat, dragon snuff in good condition.


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Sold for £320