A Chinese Beijing-enamel European-subject snuff bottle, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), of oval form, painted in soft pastel colours with a Western lady, a boy…

A Chinese Beijing-enamel European-subject snuff bottle, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), of oval form, painted in soft pastel colours with a Western lady, a boy nestled in her lap, seated by a vase of roses below a tree with Western buildings in the distance, in a shaped cartouche framed by a gilt leafy border, the reverse similarly decorated, all surrounded by scrolling foliage in gilt against a green ground, with a four-character blue enamel Qianlong mark to base (6cm high) (2) Provenance: From a Spa

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