A sepia-decorated black-ground porcelain bottle, mid-19th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013

Of rounded, rectangular form on an oval footrim, the bottle is painted in grisaille tones on a black ground with a continuous landscape scene of a hermit and a traveler on horseback and an attendant holding a parasol. 2½ in. (6.3 cm.) high, glass stopper. Estimate USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00

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