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A CARVED AND ENAMELED GLASS ‘DUCKS AND LOTUS’ SNUFF BOTTLE, GUYUEXUAN STYLE, 1780-1880
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12月16日 晚上6点 开拍 /6天18小时
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A CARVED AND ENAMELED GLASS ‘DUCKS AND LOTUS’ SNUFF BOTTLE, GUYUEXUAN STYLE, 1780-1880

China. The flattened ovoid body, supported on a short foot and rising to a cylindrical neck, finely carved in shallow relief and brightly enameled in reddish and greenish tones with white accents to depict on each side a duck with delicately rendered plumage, swimming among blossoming lotus flowers and pods, set against a luminous yellow ground.

Provenance: A British private collection. Acquired at auction in the US circa 25 years ago for USD 2,760 according to the collector’s notes, which is equivalent to approximately EUR 5,500 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities. Sparse nicks, minuscule chips, and light rubbing to enamels.

Stopper: Glass
Weight: 38.8 g
Dimensions: Height 5.8 cm

Guyue Xuan (Ancient Moon Pavilion) is the name of one of the halls within the Changchun Yuan, a series of Imperial gardens to the West of Beijing adjoining the Yuanming Yuan, known collectively as the Summer Palace. The Changchun Yuan was intended as a retirement home for the Qianlong Emperor, although he never took up full-time residence there. The Guyue Xuan was completed in 1767 and was later used as a studio for enameled works on glass. These Guyue Xuan wares were initially designed as awards for distribution during the annual Imperial hunts conducted north of the Great Wall.

The decorative theme of a pair of ducks was highly popular in China, particularly in the context of weddings. Ducks symbolize fidelity, and when depicted swimming on a lotus pond, their meaning is extended, as the word for lotus, pronounced ‘he’, is a homophone for harmony, conveying connubial bliss and loyalty, while the pond itself represents harmony and purity.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related enameled transparent yellow glass snuff bottle, dated to the Qianlong period, 4.5 cm high, illustrated in John Ford, Chinese snuff bottles. The Edward Choate O'Dell collection, p. 53, no. 102.

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