Antique 18th Century Chinese Qianlong 16 Karat Gold Cloisonne Enamel Snuff Bottle Mark Period Redo 5 cm X 18 cm

5 cm X 18 cm X 14 cm

The base with two corresponding bands of cream calligraphy

each bookcase retails the original gilded brass handles and escutcheons and keys

finished with another band of rosewood and a gilded bronze gallery

it presents as though is was never used

Antique 18th Century Chinese Qianlong 16 Karat Gold Cloisonne Enamel Snuff Bottle Mark Period Redo 5 cm X 18 cmA fine & rare antique Imperial Chinese Qing dynasty solid gold & cloisonne enamel snuff bottle, Qianlong mark & period, 1736 1795, tests as 16k gold. It is rare to find a cloisonn enamel snuff bottle with a Qianlong reign mark, and only a small number seem to be recorded, particularly ones made from solid gold. The bottles appear to have been produced in workshops in Guangzhou, but is is unclear whether they were commissioned by the Imperial Court, or