Lot Essay
For a similarly shaped white jade bottle dated to the Qianlong period see Snuff Bottles in the Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1991, Catalogue no. 131, p. 154
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A SMALL YELLOW GLASS BOTTLE
Details
A SMALL YELLOW GLASS BOTTLE
1750-1820
Of moonflask shape, with small pierced dragon handles at the shoulder, the glass of mustard-yellow tone, stopper
1750-1820
Of moonflask shape, with small pierced dragon handles at the shoulder, the glass of mustard-yellow tone, stopper
Provenance
Janos Szekeres Collection
Sotheby's New York, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Janos Szekeres, Part 1, October 17, 1986
Sotheby's New York, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Janos Szekeres, Part 1, October 17, 1986