AN ENAMELED GUYUE XUAN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QING China, 18th-19th century. Of flattened heart form with a raised oval foot and a short tapering cylindrical neck. One side with a man smoking his pipe next to a camel and the other with a man tending to his garden. Provenance: French private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing flaws. Stopper: Emerald green jade in silvered metal mounting Weight: 37.8 g Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 54 mm. Diameter neck 14 mm and mouth 7 mm. Signed and with a small illegible artist seal. Guyue Xuan mark to base. Recommended literature: Scientific research by Hugh Moss and Stuart H. Sargent from August 2018 titled "The Yangzhou Conundrum" and discussing the enameled glass snuff bottles associated with Yangzhou and Guyue Xuan. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related snuff bottle sold in these rooms in Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles on 24 June 2017, lot 55, for EUR €7,000. 古月軒白料琺琅彩鼻烟壺，清代 中國， 十八至十九世紀。扁平心形，橢圓形足凸起，圓柱形頸部短而漸細。 一面可見一個男人坐在帳篷旁抽著煙斗，一隻駱駝站在一側；另一面一位花農正在花圃裡抽煙。 來源：法國私人收藏 品相：品相極好，輕微磨損和燒製缺陷 壺蓋：鑲銀祖母綠色玉 重量：37.8 克 尺寸：含蓋高54 毫米，頸部直徑14 毫米，嘴部直徑 7 毫米