Qianlong four-character mark in blue enamel, possibly late in the period — A GUANGZHOU (CANTON) ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLE

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Estimate: $3,000–$5,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — The Manfred Arnold Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, New York · 21 September 2021
Record ID: TB-2026-640455
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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A Guangzhou, Qianlong four-character mark in blue enamel, possibly late in the period. Bonhams, 21 Sep 2021, lot 518. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-640455.

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A Guangzhou, Qianlong four-character mark in blue enamel, possibly late in the period. Bonhams, 21 Sep 2021, lot 518. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-640455.

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From the same sale The Manfred Arnold Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles · Sep 2021

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Gan Xuanwen, Lingnan, 1810-1825 Signed Gan Xuan and with the hao Guga…	An Inside-painted Rock Crystal 'fish' Snuff Bottle	$8,000–$12,000
Lingnan School, 1800-1825	An Early Inside-painted Tall Hexagonal Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle	$2,500–$3,500
Zhou Leyuan Signed and dated renchen year corresponding to 1892	An Inside-painted Glass Bottle	$4,000–$6,000
Zhang Baotian Signed Baotian and dated renxu year, corresponding to 1892	A Rare Inside-painted Double Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle	$3,000–$4,000
Attributed to Zhang Baotian Probably mid 1890's	An Inside-painted Glass Snuff Bottle	$2,500–$3,500
Zhang Baotian Signed and dated Jihai year, corresponding to 1899, Beijing	A Rare Inside-painted 'camels' Glass Snuff Bottle	$5,000–$7,000

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