Three blue and white oviform snuff bottles18th/19th century
The first painted with a narrative scene, Yongzheng six-character mark; the second painted with the twelve animals of the Zodiac, Chenghua four-character mark, stopper; the third with boys in adult pursuits of chess, archery and government audiences, Qianlong four-character mark. The tallest two: 6.5cm (2 1/2in) high (5).注脚Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent