Two interior painted snuff bottles
(4)Estimate $1,500 – $2,500
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION NEW SOUTH WALES
comprising one painted on one side with a pair of tigers and an inscription, tiger roar in mountain, painted in one bottle studio and the signature Wang Pui Chuan, the reverse with a pair of leopards; the other painted with a landscape and an inscription, the reverse with a pair of pheasants beside blossoming prunus, stoppers, wood stands
(4)
each 6.4 cm high
Provenance
P.C. Lu & Sons Ltd., Hong Kong, landscape snuff bottle, 14 July 1979, tiger snuff bottle 27 July 1985
Condition Report
The tiger bottle stopper detached from spoon which is inside the mouth. Both generally good condition.
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Guy CairnduffHead Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Guy Cairnduff |
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Ann RobertsSpecialist Consultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
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Anthony HurlSpecialist Consultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hur |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward |
