Detail: The ninth installment of Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection consists of 196 lots of snuff bottles in different media, reflecting the rich diversity and artistry of Qing dynasty craftsmanship. The highlight of the auction is an outstanding Qianlong mark and period famille-rose porcelain snuff bottle produced under the supervision of Tang Ying at the Imperial kilns of Jingdezhen, enamelled on one side with a wondrous landscape scene, the reverse with a poem by the Qianlong Emperor. The auction also includes an exceptional group of inside-painted bottles by Ding Erzhong, the greatest of late Qing dynasty snuff bottle artists.