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A FINE YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1730-1860
Of square section with a concave foot and a flaring neck, with a layer of opaque mottling sandwiched between two semi-transparent layers of bright lemon-yellow, carved in relief with four panels on each side, stopper
2 1/4 in. (5.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Elisabeth and Ladislas Kardos, Paris, 1965
Sotheby's New York, 1 July 1985, lot 40
Hugh M. Moss Ltd.
Literature
Moss et. al., The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, The J&J Collection, vol. 2, no. 322
The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, Poly Art Museum, Beijing, p. 98
Exhibited
Christie's New York, 1993
Empress Place Museum, Singapore, 1994
Museum fur Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt, 1996-1997
Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, 1997
Naples Museum of Art, Florida, 2002
Portland Museum of Art, Oregon, 2002
National Museum of History, Taipei, 2002
International Asian Art Fair, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, 2003
Poly Art Museum, Beijing, 2003

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