FOUR CERAMIC SNUFF BOTTLES The double one with Kangxi four-character iron red marks, late Qing to Republic Period measured without the stoppers of varying sizes from 4.9cm to 7.2cm high (4). Footnotes: Provenance: (double) Lawsons, Sydney, 1981 (V. Bruce's snuff bottle journal, #334) ('dragon') Lawsons, Sydney, 1981 (V. Bruce's snuff bottle journal, #175) ('seal') Gift from Mrs Galia Baylin (V. Bruce's snuff bottle journal, #229) ('floral') Mrs Galia Baylin (V. Bruce's snuff bottle journal, #230) 晚清至民國 瓷鼻煙壺四件 （雙聯）⌈康熙年製⌋礬紅篆書款、（「潯陽令印」）⌈太獅少保⌋礬紅楷書款、（花卉）⌈玩⌋礬紅楷書款 傳承： （雙聯）悉尼 Lawsons，1981年（V. Bruce 鼻煙壺札記，編號334） （「龍」）悉尼 Lawsons，1981年（V. Bruce 鼻煙壺札記，編號175） （「潯陽令印」）Mrs Galia Baylin 贈送（V. Bruce 鼻煙壺札記，編號229） （「花卉」）Mrs Galia Baylin（V. Bruce 鼻煙壺札記，編號230） Snuff bottles moulded in relief with the seal Xunyang ling yin and a bronze ding vessel, decorated in either famille rose or underglaze blue, are known in a small number of examples. One is in the Au Hang Collection, see The Au Hang Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, pp.222-223; another, formerly in the Mary and George Bloch Collection, is illustrated in detail on Hugh Moss's website, see here; and a further example was sold at Christie's New York, 15 March 2017, lot 426. Beyond the differences in palette and base marks, the reverse of each bottle shows its own invention: landscapes on the Au Hang and Bloch examples, figures on the Christie's example, and animals on the present bottle, all dated from the mid 19th century to the late Qing Dynasty. 「潯陽令印」及青銅鼎紋浮雕裝飾的鼻烟壺，或粉彩或青花，可見若干，其一出自區氏集壺精舍中，見《區氏集壺精舍藏中國鼻烟壺》，頁222-223，又一曾藏瑪麗與莊智博處，莫士撝網站中可查其細圖，見此頁面，另有一件售於佳士得，紐約，2017年3月15日，拍品426號，這些案例中，除青花粉彩及底款外，浮雕裝飾的另一面紋飾亦山水（區氏、莊智博例）、人物（佳士得例）、動物（本件）各有創意，年代皆介於十九世紀中期到晚清間。 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing