IMITATION SGRAFITTO PORCELAIN DRAGON SNUFF BOTTLE

拍品描述

Of compressed ovoid form. The body decorated with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl on an imitation sgrafitto wavy ground. Tiger's eye stopper. H. 6.5 cm Snuff Bottle Collection of John Mckeggie Rogers (1905-1977)He was a senior partner of the Toronto brokerage firm Doherty Roadhouse. He was a great collector of antiquities. He started collecting snuff bottles in the 1940's alongside his friend Ken Thompsonwhose collection now resides in the AGO.

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