A RARE PALE GREEN OVERLAY 'SNOWSTORM' GLASS BOTTLE
A RARE PALE GREEN OVERLAY 'SNOWSTORM' GLASS BOTTLE

1740-1800

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A RARE PALE GREEN OVERLAY 'SNOWSTORM' GLASS BOTTLE
1740-1800
Of flattened, rounded form, well carved through the translucent pale green overlay with a continuous scene of three geese swimming in a pond amidst lotus leaves and flowers, stopper
2¼in. (5.8cm.) high

Lot Essay

Although the contrast here is subtle for an overlay, the color of the relief plane is extremely rare and the carving unusually well rounded. This fits into a broad group of wares, many of which have this subject, which appears to date from the mid-eighteenth century and have been made for the Court.

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