Handling Session and Discussion of 19th Century Snuff Bottles

This message is from our member Susan Page:

To coincide with the Exhibition China's Hidden Century, 1796-1912 at the British Museum and Asian Art in London Summer Event I will be hosting a
Handling Session and Discussion of 19th Century Snuff Bottles
12 noon - 1pm
29 June 2023

Priestley & Ferraro
3 Bury Street
London SW1Y 6AB

Please RSVP susan@snuffbottlepages.com to attend

Glass snuff bottle; overlaid on one side in low relief of differing depths with two fan-tailed fish swimming beneath a cluster of lotus, with a dragon- fly hovering above, the seal xinwan, 'Heart's delight', within an oval cartouche to one side, the reverse with a crane perched on one leg on a pierced rock, looking up at a swooping bat, beneath a fruiting peach tree.
Attributed to the school of LiJunting, Yangzhou.
1850-1900
Height : 5.8cm