A molded and reticulated blue-enameled porcelain snuff bottle, Imperial, Jingdezhen kilns, Qianlong four character seal mark and of the period, 1770-1799. Estimate $1,200 - $1,800 - Price Realized $4,375 . Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The bottle is decorated in openwork on either side with an oval dragon panel flanked by molded mask handles on the shoulders and stylized floret designs between ruyi and leaf borders. 2 ¾ in. (6.9 cm.) high, glass stopper

Provenance: Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 44.

Exhibited: Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.

Christie's. THE RUTH AND CARL BARRON COLLECTION OF FINE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES: PART I, 16 September 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza