Collection of Snuff Bottles for Bonhams Hong Kong Auction
Bonhams will sell 140 snuff bottles from the unique Bloch Collection in Hong Kong on May 28th. This Collection is the World’s largest and finest in private hands, comprising 1720 exceptional examples of these Chinese ‘miniature masterworks’.
The auction includes an Imperial enamel-on-copper snuff bottle personally commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor for his own use in the Forbidden City in Beijing. This stunning object is estimated to sell for £250,000 and is one of the finest and rarest examples of this highly regarded Chinese art form ever to be offered at auction.
An exhibition of the snuff bottles will be on view in New York from 21 to 25 March.
www.bonhams.com/hongkong
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Collection of Snuff Bottles for Bonhams Hong Kong Auction
