Four enameled porcelain snuff bottles


19th centuryEach of cylindrical form; the first painted in iron-red on a black enameled ground with Zhongkui and the devils; the second decorated with rampant dragons against a black ground; the third painted in famille rose enamels with a spirited dragon amidst leafy flowers, the underside with an apocryphal Qianlong mark; the fourth decorated in famille rose enamels, underglaze blue and gilt highlight, depicting official figures in a palace. 3 to 3 1/2in (7.1 to 8.9cm) high
|Provenancefamille verte 'dragon' bottle on a black ground: Eugene Sung, 1969十九世紀 瓷胎鼻煙壺四隻