China, 19th century
Rare porcelain snuffbox with polychrome enamelled decoration of grasshoppers on a white background. The sides enhanced with masks holding rings in light relief painted in iron red and enhanced with gold. A four-character Daoguang mark in iron red under the base. Cap missing. 5.7cm high
Parallel: for a similar snuffbox at auction see Christie's NY 16 September 2015, lot 218
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