Beschreibung:

THREE BLUE AND WHITE SNUFF BOTTLES18th/19th century
The first, of hexagonal baluster form, painted with a continuous scene of scholars engaging in leisurely pursuits in an interior setting, stylised shou character on the base, coral stopper and ivory spoon, 4cm (1 1/2in) high; the second, larger but similarly shaped as a lobed melon decorated on each lobe with further melons on leafy tendrils, collector's label on the base, tourmaline stopper, Japanese wood box and cover 6cm (2 1/4in) high; the third, of tall cylindrical shape decorated with scholars and attendants admiring scrolls, playing liubo and gazing at the landscape, Qianlong six-character mark, stopper and ivory spoon, 7.5cm (3in) high. (6).FootnotesThe items within this lot containing ivory have been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.NQ9BW35R, UQZ8D4D4
該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊，Ref.NQ9BW35R, UQZ8D4D4
十八/十九世紀 青花鼻煙壺 一組三件
Provenance: Hugh M. Moss Ltd., Hong Kong, 1969 (the tall cylindrical snuff bottle)
Hugh M. Moss Ltd., Hong Kong (the small hexagonal snuff bottle)
Exhibited, Illustrated and Published: Hugh M. Moss, An Exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles, London, 1970, no.328 (the small hexagonal snuff bottle)
來源：香港古董商Hugh M. Moss Ltd.，1969年（圓柱形鼻煙壺）
香港古董商Hugh M. Moss Ltd（青花六方鼻煙壺）
展覽著錄：Hugh M. Moss，《An Exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles》，倫敦，1970年，編號328（青花六方鼻煙壺）
Compare the larger blue and white melon-shaped snuff bottle, to a related blue and white snuff bottle similarly decorated with melons and tendrils, 19th century, which was sold at Christie's New York, 15 March 2017, lot 390. Another melon-shaped blue and white snuff bottle, 18th/19th century, was sold at Christie's New York, 19 March 2009, lot 269. Compare the blue and white snuff bottle with scholars, to a similar snuff bottle, 19th century, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 May 2014, lot 1074.