Porcelain snuff bottle, covered in a turquoise glaze and molded in the form of a squirrel gripping onto a branch from which cascade grapes and vine leaves; the leaves, fur and facial expression superbly molded.

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Squirrel & Grapes Snuff Bottle

 

A molded and carved porcelain snuff bottle with a rose quartz stopper.

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Porcelain covered in a turquoise glaze and molded in the form of a squirrel gripping onto a branch from which cascade grapes and vine leaves; the leaves, fur and facial expression superbly molded.

Chinese, 1880-1920
Stopper: Rose quartz
Provenance: George James, 1973
Length: 8cm

This is a very crisp example of this late mould. It belongs to a group that include fish, curled lotus leaves and other vegetables that are linked by the use of unusually thin porcelain and glassy enamels.

 

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