RARE TABATIÈRE EN LAQUE ROUGE PEINTEFuzhou, 1780-1850A RARE PAINTED LACQUER SNUFF BOTTLEFuzhou, 1780-1850Modelled in the form of an elegant baluster vase with stylised ear loops to the shoulder, resting on three acanthus scroll feet, painted in gold with stylised curling leaves with central medallion adorned with three roses on a red lacquer ground of an intense orange tone, the inside painted a blackish-brown lacquer, the stopper in form of a curled-up dog.6.9cm (2 3/4in) high. (2).Provenance: PROPERTY FROM THE SMIT COLLECTION OF CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES Smit家族舊藏中國鼻煙壺1780-1850 福州朱漆描金纏枝花卉鼻煙壺Provenance:Fred and Elsje Smit Collection來源:Fred 和 Elsje Smit 舊藏