A MOLDED ‘DRAGON’ PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, DAOGUANG MARK AND PERIODMolded and carved white porcelain with transparent glaze. China, Daoguang four-character script mark incised to the base and of the period, 1821-1850One side decorated in high and deep relief with a large scaly dragon in mid-flight pursuing a flaming pearl, worked in high relief above a pierced ground of fiery clouds and more flames.Shape: Slightly bulbous rectangular shapeHollowing: StandardMouth, neck and lip: Elongated cylindric neck with symmetrical mouthBase: Raised oval base with flattened, this foot rimDesign, marks, school: Jingdezhen kilnsStopper: Agate cabochonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6 cm.Width of the mouth: 6 mm.Width of the neck: 12 mm.Condition: ExcellentProvenance: Stephen Max Kellen, founder of the American Academy in Berlin; THE ANNA-MARIA AND STEPHEN KELLEN FOUNDATION, NEW YORKLiterature comparison: Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Sotheby’s, NEW YORK, March 31st, 2005, lot 461. (for another bottle from this group, unmarked, dated 1820-1860, attributed to Chen Guozhi) FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Bonhams, Hong Kong, June 4th, 2015, lot 8. (for a similar, carved dragon bottle with a Wang Bingrong seal mark, dated to circa 1820-1870) Bob C. Stevens, The Collectors Book of Snuff Bottles, Weatherhill, New York, 1980, lots 63 and 265. (for two further 'dragon' snuff bottle examples, in yellowish-cream glaze and in green-glaze, respectively, both dated to 19th century) The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part I. Christies, New York, September 16th, 2015, lot 205. (for a turquoise-glazed version of the subject)道光款與年代白瓷鏤空彫龍鼻烟壺品相極好柏林美國學院創始人史蒂文∙馬克斯∙ 科冷Stephen Max Kellen；紐約安娜∙ 瑪利亞與史蒂文∙馬克斯∙ 科冷基金會