Antique 18th Century Chinese Qianlong 16 Karat Gold Cloisonne Enamel Snuff Bottle Mark Period Redo 5" deep - 15lbs

5" deep - 15lbs

5" tall (at sight)

He had moved to Glasgow by 1842 and to London in 1848

Zacharia Mbutha is a well known artist internationally whose work is held in public and private collections worldwide

5 cm X 18 cm X 14 cm

Antique 18th Century Chinese Qianlong 16 Karat Gold Cloisonne Enamel Snuff Bottle Mark Period Redo 5" deep - 15lbsA 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