Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Inscriptions: To the front, upper right, ‘Xiaomou’ (Little Prunus).
The flattened bottle of rounded rectangular form, superbly carved through the outer olive-brown layer to the translucent milky-white body to one side with a cat seated on a pierced craggy rock beside flowering chrysanthemum, the feline looking up at two butterflies fluttering above. The other side is similarly decorated with sprays of bamboo springing from rockwork. Both sides are separated by sprigs of grass on the shoulders. The front is carved with a three-character inscription.
Provenance: Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., London, United Kingdom, 2010. A private collection in the United Kingdom, acquired from the above. A copy of the original invoice from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., dated 30 June 2010, confirming the signature of Wang Su and dating above, and stating the purchase price for the present lot of GBP 5,000 or approx. EUR 10,000 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. Robert Kleiner (1948-2014) was an important expert of Chinese snuff bottles, beginning his long career at Sotheby’s in London. Along with Hugh Moss and Bob Hall, he became a key advisor to the Mary and George Bloch collection, and it was Robert who wrote and produced the very first catalog of their bottles.The base lacquered with two old collector's inscriptions, '137' and 'JBO'.
Condition: Superb condition with minimal surface wear, light scratches, and manufacturing irregularities.
Stopper: Glass in imitation of coral
Weight: 39.5 g
Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 75 mm, Diameter neck 14 mm and mouth 6 mm
Inscriptions: To the front, upper right, ‘Xiaomou’ (Little Prunus).
The flattened bottle of rounded rectangular form, superbly carved through the outer olive-brown layer to the translucent milky-white body to one side with a cat seated on a pierced craggy rock beside flowering chrysanthemum, the feline looking up at two butterflies fluttering above. The other side is similarly decorated with sprays of bamboo springing from rockwork. Both sides are separated by sprigs of grass on the shoulders. The front is carved with a three-character inscription.
Provenance: Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., London, United Kingdom, 2010. A private collection in the United Kingdom, acquired from the above. A copy of the original invoice from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., dated 30 June 2010, confirming the signature of Wang Su and dating above, and stating the purchase price for the present lot of GBP 5,000 or approx. EUR 10,000 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. Robert Kleiner (1948-2014) was an important expert of Chinese snuff bottles, beginning his long career at Sotheby’s in London. Along with Hugh Moss and Bob Hall, he became a key advisor to the Mary and George Bloch collection, and it was Robert who wrote and produced the very first catalog of their bottles.The base lacquered with two old collector's inscriptions, '137' and 'JBO'.
Condition: Superb condition with minimal surface wear, light scratches, and manufacturing irregularities.
Stopper: Glass in imitation of coral
Weight: 39.5 g
Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 75 mm, Diameter neck 14 mm and mouth 6 mm
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