AN ENAMELED PORCELAIN 'QUAILS AND MAGPIES' SNUFF BOTTLE, MID-QING China, 1770-1850. Qianlong six-character seal mark in iron-red to the recessed base and possibly of the period. With a matching stopper and thus extremely rare! Compressed globular form with a slightly flaring foot and a short sprawling neck with a gilt top. Provenance: From an old private collection in Paris, France. Condition: Small chip around the foot rim, otherwise in perfect condition including the rare matching stopper. Stopper: Enameled porcelain Weight: 39.1 g Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 71 mm. Diameter neck 17 mm and mouth 6 mm. With a circular panel on each side, one depicting two quails on a mossy bank with rock work, chrysanthemums below overhanging millet, the other with a garden scene showing two magpies amongst prunus, chrysanthemums, bamboo and rock work. The shoulders with leafy flowering scrolls. According to Humphrey K.F. Hui, the rebus may be interpreted as "To dwell in peace" and "Double happiness". Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related snuff bottle sold in these rooms in Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles on 15 June 2018, lot 67, for EUR €2,000. 琺琅彩平安雙喜陶瓷鼻烟壺，清代中期 中國，1770-1850。瓶底鐵紅釉乾隆六字款，可能來自同期。相配壺蓋，極其稀有。球形壺，脚外撇，短頸，頂部鍍金。 來源：法國巴黎私人老收藏 品相：圈足周圍小磕損，除此之外品相完美。 壺蓋：琺琅彩陶瓷 重量：39.1 克 尺寸：含蓋高71 毫米，頸部直徑17 毫米，嘴6 毫米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近的鼻烟壺曾於2018年6月15日在此拍賣，成交價EUR€2,000。