A molded biscuit porcelain snuff bottle, 1820-1880. Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000 (€1,800 - 2,700). Photo Bonhams. 

Of compressed pear form on a concave foot, short neck, flat rim, carved and molded continuously around the side with a fierce-looking dragon striding through cloud scrolls chasing a flaming pearl, the base incised with a Rongjing Zuo mark in regular script. 2 1/2in (6.4cm) high 

Provenance: Hugh Moss Ltd., London, November 1987
Sotheby's, New York, 2 December 1985, lot 6
Paula Hallett

Exhibited: Norton Museum of Art, September-November 1997

Bonhams. CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE COLLECTION OF BARBARA AND MARVIN DICKER, 16 Mar 2015 10:00 EDT - NEW YORK