A group of five copper-red glazed porcelain snuff bottles


19th centuryThe first of simple cylindrical form, the recessed base painted with a double ring in underglaze blue; the second of slender cylindrical form mounted with silvered metal to the shoulder and neck; the third of slightly tapered form with sloping shoulders, the recessed base with an apocryphal Qianlong mark (a small chip to foot ring); the fourth of thick square form; and the last of ovoid form resting on an unglazed circular foot ring (foot ring chipped). 2 3/16 to 3 1/4in (5.6 to 8.3cm) high