An Invitation to Southeast Asian Ceramic Society members

Lecture and Viewing | Chinese Snuff Bottles

Tuesday 4 March 2008

Cocktails and canapés at 6.30 p.m.

Lecture at 7.30 pm by Jen Lyn Low, specialist in Chinese snuff bottles, London

Venue: Christie’s Singapore, 501 Orchard Road, #19-03 Wheelock Place, Singapore

Limited seats only (first 20 members to sign up).
Please reply to Marjorie Chu, tel: 6737 3448, or email: art@artforum.com.sg

The top 15 lots from a collection of snuff bottles to be auctioned by Christies' New York on 19 March 2008 will be brought to Singapore by Ms Jen Lyn Low, specialist in Chinese snuff bottles, London.

Catalogue of the entire collection will be available in Singapore on the viewing evening.

Among the highlights is an Imperial Beijing enamel ‘European Subject’ snuff bottle, Palace Workshops, Beijing, Qianlong four-character mark in blue enamel and of the period, 1736-1750 (estimate: $250,000-300,000).

Another gem is an exquisite Imperial enameled glass snuff bottle, Palace Workshops, Beijing, Qianlong four-character mark in blue enamel and of the period, 1750-1770, (estimate: $150,000-200,000). The delicacy in the use of the enamels on glass is a key feature of Palace enameling, allowing for considerable subtlety of expression.

There will be an inside-painted crystal snuff bottle, by renowned artist Ma Shaoxuan, Beijing (estimate: $120,000-140,000), bearing a portrait of Zhang Qian (1853-1926), a former associate of Yuan Shikai’s.

Also highly priced is an Imperial emerald-green and lavender jadeite snuff bottle, Imperial, Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1760-1820 (estimate: $80,000-120,000), which is highly prized as it combines two of the most sought-after colors in a single specimen.

Two other examples of enameled porcelain snuff bottles are Imperial, Jingde Zhen kilns, Qianlong four character seal mark in iron-red and of the period, 1736-1795 (estimate: $80,000-120,000), and a rare Jiaqing-marked example.

Presented by Christies' Singapore
This event is coordinated by the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, Singapore