Lot 915 , A rare Chinese chicken skin moulded famille rose snuff bottle, late 18th/early 19th century 6.7cm,

A rare Chinese 'chicken skin' moulded famille rose snuff bottle, late 18th/early 19th century painted with the scene of a soldier with a lantern, the reverse with a lady a fan and opium pipe, on a green 'chicken skin' moulded ground, 6.7cm, excluding silver and jadeite stopper
Estimate £200-300

There is a small cip to the outside edge of the top rim, otherwise in good condition with no cracks or restoration. The jadeite stopper is cracked.


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Sold for £1,300