A Chinese famille rose snuff bottle with insect, dating from the 19th century. A wide, rounded bottle with a large grasshopper on one side and a smaller one perched on a cricket cage on the other. With rounded lapis cover, four iron red character mark underside
H. 2 3/8" (6 cm) D:2"(5 cm)
Provenance:Collection of Mr. & Mrs Burton in Boston, Massachusetts, Inherited from Mr. Burton's Late parents
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Condition: in good condition with minor surface wear and scratch

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