Antique 18th Century Chinese Qianlong 16 Karat Gold Cloisonne Enamel Snuff Bottle Mark Period Decorative Arts passed through the same family

passed through the same family of Russian descent since the early 1900's

Raised on a circular shaped foot and marked to the base with the underglaze blue scepter & orb mark and the letters KPM

with sumptuous marquetry inlay of flowering urns with inlaid butterflies above

The plate hand-painted to the center with enameled flowers

French Emile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase

Antique 18th Century Chinese Qianlong 16 Karat Gold Cloisonne Enamel Snuff Bottle Mark Period Decorative Arts passed through the same familyA fine & rare antique Imperial Chinese Qing dynasty solid gold & cloisonne enamel snuff bottle, Qianlong mark & period, 1736 1795, tests as 16k gold. It is rare to find a cloisonn enamel snuff bottle with a Qianlong reign mark, and only a small number seem to be recorded, particularly ones made from solid gold. The bottles appear to have been produced in workshops in Guangzhou, but is is unclear whether they were commissioned by the Imperial Court, or