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The first bottle, Qianlong, of flattened spade form, finely carved around the body to a darker level below with a continuous scene of ripe melons growing on leafy vines with curling tendrils and prunus flowers, all between ruyi bands and with star-burst diaper patterns around the waisted neck, the copper base and lip gilt and the stopper carved with a formalized chrysanthemum; the other bottle, 19th century, with a flattened body raised on a short recessed foot with diaper-ground base and below waisted neck, one side carved with a gathering of scholars and the other with a scholar and his attendant, all in a lush landscape with mountains in the distance between lappet borders, stopper. The 'melon' bottle, 7.6cm high including the stopper. (4).
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清乾隆 剔紅瓜瓞綿綿紋鼻烟壺 及十九世紀 剔紅高士圖鼻烟壺 一組兩件
Provenance: Sir George Mowlem Burt KBE (1884–1964), Surrey, and thence by descent
來源:大英帝國爵級司令勛章獲得者George Mowlem Burt爵士(1884-1964),英國薩裏,并由後人保存迄今
Born in Westminster on 10 January 1884, Sir George Mowlem Burt KBE joined the family firm, John Mowlem & Co., in 1902, following in the footsteps of his father and uncle. He subsequently became supervising director of the company and was involved in a number of major engineering and building projects. He was a prominent figure in the development of the civil engineering industry, serving as a founding member of the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors and on various Government committees and missions. He was also Master of the Worshipful Company of Paviors. Outside his professional life, Burt was a distinguished fencer, winning the British épée championship in 1922 and representing Great Britain in épée at the 1920 Olympic Games. He was knighted in 1942 and died at Blindley Heath, Surrey, on 1 September 1964. An enthusiastic collector of art, his collection included paintings, ivory, netsuke and jade.
A very similar cinnabar lacquer bottle to the present 'melon' bottle, 1750-1850, is illustrated by H.Moss, , London, 1974, pp.16-17, O.32. See two related cinnabar lacquer 'figural' snuff bottles covers, 1750-1850, illustrated by J.Hornby, , Copenhagen, 2012, pp.140-141, no.33.
A similar 'melon' cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle, Qianlong, was sold at Bonhams New York, 21 September 2021, lot 665.