RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BOTTLE SNUFF WITH QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD, GUANGZHOU (1760-1799). Of flattened globular form, with a flat gilt rim, supported by a gilt oval rim surrounding a recessed foot which bears an incised Qianlong mark. The body has a yellow background with charming floral motifs, accompanied by a matching cloisonné stopper. In very good condition. Height: 7 cm. Provenance: former Swiss collection. Note: It is very rare to find a cloisonné enamel tobacco bottle with the Qianlong reign mark, and only a small number are known. The bottles appear to have been produced in workshops in Guangzhou, but it is uncertain whether they were commissioned by the Court or were luxury items. For a similar example in the Mary and George Bloch collection, see A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles. Arts of the Fire, Volume 6, Part I, Hong Kong, 2008, p. 246, Treasure no. 1113. See also an example in cloisonné enamel sold at Bonhams Hong Kong on 24 November 2010, lot 272, and Bonhams Hong Kong on 25 May 2011, lot 360, as well as an example in the collection of the MET Museum in New York with a rather similar design with a yellow background. In addition, a very similarly shaped example was sold at Bonhams San Francisco on 25 June 2013, lot 8176, for USD 37,500.