Antique 18th Century Chinese Qianlong 16 Karat Gold Cloisonne Enamel Snuff Bottle Mark Period Decorative Arts once screen showing a peasant

once screen showing a peasant in a leafy setting

The base of the inkwell have a corresponding engraved roundel containing twin silver inlaid birds

The clock garniture having twin side sections with columns

The set comprises two captain's/armchairs and two side chairs

Some evidence of a couple of historic repairs and some ancient obsolete insect holes

Antique 18th Century Chinese Qianlong 16 Karat Gold Cloisonne Enamel Snuff Bottle Mark Period Decorative Arts once screen showing a peasantA 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