Chinese
A Group of Four Chinese Snuff bottles, 19th/20th Century
lacquer, porcelain, hardstone
3 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 in, 7.6 x 6.3 x 3.2 cm
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CAD
Sold for: $1,500
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PROVENANCE
Alex Gurevich, Montreal, acquired mostly in Hong Kong during the 1960s
By descent to the present Private Collection, Ontario
Includes a moulded famille rose porcelain bottle with a scene of four ladies and sixteen boys, four-character Qianlong mark to base, rock crystal stopper; a famille rose porcelain bottle with florals, the base with two-character Qianlong mark, agate stopper; a two-tone quartz bottle with a design of grasshopper and florals, green glass stopper; and a double gourd lacquer bottle with landscape and Daoist symbols.
Initially based in Harbin in northeastern China during the first half of the 20th Century, the Gurevich family moved to Canada during the 1950s and opened the Gurie Gallery, a staple of Montreal’s trendy Sherbrooke street. The Gurie Gallery was one of the first to focus on Chinese ceramics, decorative arts and paintings, and was extremely popular to collectors in Montreal, Toronto and New York. The son, Alex Gurevich (1929-1990), took over the store during the 1960s and continued to source objects through frequent visits to Hong Kong.
Please note: the dimensions listed are for the largest bottle.
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