A Chinese Cloisonné Enamel 'Dragon and Phoenix' Snuff Bottle
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $500 - $700
Estimate$500 – $700
Status
Closed
A Chinese Cloisonné Enamel 'Dragon and Phoenix' Snuff Bottle
Qianlong Mark
掐絲琺琅龍鳳紋鼻烟壺 of flattened shield form, worked to show a sinuous dragon amongst clouds against a celeste ground on one side, winged phoenix on the other, narrow sides decorated with floral scrolls, the underside bearing an impressed Qianlong four-character mark, together with a cloisonné enamel stopper.
Height 2 1/2 in., 6.35 cm.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
