SGRAFITTO PORCELAIN DRAGON SNUFF BOTTLE

拍品描述

Of flattened oval form. Decorated with two dragons on a cloudy sgrafitto ground with flames in iron-red. Coral stopper.H. 7.5 cm Snuff Bottle Collection of John Mckeggie Rogers (1905-1977) He was a senior partner of the Torontobrokerage firm Doherty Roadhouse. He was a great collector of antiquities. He started collecting snuff bottles in the 1940's alongside his friend Ken Thompson whose collection now resides in the AGO.

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