"Double gourd" snuff bottle in enamelled metal, with Qianlong mark.

A gilt-bronze bottle decorated with enamel. The exterior depicts bats, auspicious characters and clouds on a mustard-coloured dotted background. In Chinese culture, bats represent happiness and good luck. Both lids are made of gilded bronze. On the base is a seal of four Qianlong characters 乾隆年制, executed in blue on ochre enamel. With restorations in the mouth and with natural wear.

Size: 8.50 x 3.90 x 5.50 cm; Weight: 112 g