Lot no. 211
A set of three porcelain snuffboxes, China, 19th century The first is a cylindrical blue and red copper porcelain snuffbox decorated with a large sampan being rowed by many sailors towards a pagoda rising from the waves. The shoulder and neck are decorated with leiwen on a geometric background. A small frieze decorates the base. Coral stopper (glued) H. 9.5 cm The second, cylindrical shape is decorated with an egret standing on a body of water from which lotus flowers emerge, a bat in flight above. The neck is decorated with flowers. Lapis lazuli stopper (restoration and crack). H. 8.5 cm The last baluster-shaped dish is in cracked monochrome "peach skin" porcelain. The base is unglazed. Imitation coral glass stopper (glued stopper). H. 8.5 cm
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Antique art and decorative objects
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03/23/2026
Offered by Nicolas Nouvelet Commissaire-priseur
01 42 93 33 50