A Sea-Green Opaque Glass Bottle
1800-1900
Of pear shape with a slender slightly flaring neck and oval foot, the opaque green glass with a smooth finish, stopper
2in. (5.2cm.) high
Lot Essay
For an eighteenth century precursor of this bottle, see Robert Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, British Museum, London, 1995, Catalogue, p. 213, no. 133
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