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Antique Chinese Porcelain Guardian Lion Snuff Bottle
Item Details
An antique Chinese porcelain snuff bottle. This piece features an intricate ensemble of colorful Guardian Lions to the body. This piece includes a metal lid with blue glass cabochon accent to top. Bottle is marked to underside with Chinese characters 乾隆年制 1938.0111.a & b
Provenance
Collected in the late 19th and early 20th century and donated to a Private Midwestern Institution in 1938
Sold to enhance and preserve the Institution’s mission-relevant Collections
Condition
- wear consistent with age.
- small chip to nose of one lion
Dimensions
2.5" W x 3.0" H x 1.5" D
Item #
17COL077-172