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Blue and White Porcelain ID

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« on: March 13, 2018, 04:23:32 pm »


Rube,

Your assessment looks pretty good. Painted with a scene of Manchu officials riding towards the 'Victory Gate', with a Yongzheng mark.  One of the more common designs found in blue and white porcelain snuff bottles.  These tend to date from Guangxu (1875-1908) and further into the 1st quarter of the 20th century from my experience.   Given that the bottle shape is less squatty from what I tend to see with this design it makes me think it could be a later reproduction that was being marketed to snuff bottle collectors in the late 1960's and 1970's.  Also some concerning elements to dating this bottle to a later datie is the hard, bright, glossiness of the over-glaze and the roughness seen along the base of the foot rim.  Without handling it in person my date range would be 1875-1970.  Sounds very much in line to what Giovanni was saying.

Charll

P.S. - Giovanni, you and I are going to have to get together on slip-casting use in China.  I've been asking this question of snuff bottle dealers for the last two years and no one seems to have an answer.  I think it's use could be earlier.   
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Charll K Stoneman, Eureka, California USA, Collector Since 1979.

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