Lot Essay
Four magpies on the branches of a blossoming prunus tree form a rebus wishing the owner happiness in the four seasons.
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1760-1840
Details
AN UNUSUAL CARVED REALGAR GLASS BOTTLE
1760-1840
Of high-shouldered tapering form, carved in relief with a continuous scene of four birds amidst flowering prunus trees, the glass of mottled red, yellow and ochre tone, stopper
2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) high
1760-1840
Of high-shouldered tapering form, carved in relief with a continuous scene of four birds amidst flowering prunus trees, the glass of mottled red, yellow and ochre tone, stopper
2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) high
Provenance
Gerd Lester Collection, New York, 1985.