A CLOISONNE ‘STILL LIFE’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTYCloisonné enamels on copper body. China, 1820-1920The heart-shaped bronze bottle with circumferential cloisonné work depicting two round medallions within a double-circle, one on each side, both with a still life of blooming chrysanthemum and peonies, with their tendrils and leaves, springing from a rock. The shoulders with a leafy chrysanthemum design, surrounded by vines, on an iron-red ground. The neck with a ruyi- and a wave-pattern border. Shape: Heart formHollowing: StandardMouth, neck and lip: Short cylindric neck with distinct, bare lip and flat topBase: Oval, with raised bare bronze foot rim, the inner filled with white enamelStopper: Red glass in imitation of coralHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6.9 cm.Width of the mouth: 7 mm.Width of the neck: 14 mm.Condition: Excellent, old patina, two tiny nibblesProvenance: Old Austrian private collection, acquired before 1930, thence by descent, thence by descent, collector inscription “TO” to bottomLiterature comparison: Bob C. Stevens, The Collectors Book of Snuff Bottles, Weatherhill, New York, 1980, lot lots 933-942. (for an overview on various cloisonné bottles, lot 938 also depicting a dragon)清代景泰藍開光“富貴牡丹”鼻烟壺品相極好, 老包漿，兩處小磕碰奧地利私人老收藏，1930年前購入，家族傳承, 瓶底有藏家描述“TO”字樣