A Guangzhou Enamel Snuff Bottle
A Carved Spinach-Green Jade Snuff Bottle and a Carved Brown Crystal Snuff Bottle
Elephant of lapis lazuli inlaid with pearls and gems (a pair)
Formal Court belt with gold ornaments inlaid with red corals |
Imperial Of flattened shape with flat lip and concave foot surrounded by a footrim, finely painted in famille rose colors on a yellow ground with formal scrolling flowers and vines and a circular medallion of the character shou (longevity) between a bat and stylized lotus blossom, the neck and base enameled with bands of formalized lotus petals, the base inscribed Yongzheng nian zhi (Made in the Yongzheng period) in black enamel, gilt-metal stopper. |
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