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TWO GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
1730-1840
The first, Imperial Glassworks, Beijing, 1740-1840, is a semi-transparent bluish-green bottle of compressed, rounded form with aventurine flecks and swirls. The second, probably Imperial Glassworks, Beijing, 1730-1800, is a semi-opaque white glass bottle carved on the narrow sides with mask and ring handles.
1¾ and 2 1/16 in. (4.4 and 5.3 cm.) high, jadeite and quartz stoppers, plastic spoon (2)
1730-1840
The first, Imperial Glassworks, Beijing, 1740-1840, is a semi-transparent bluish-green bottle of compressed, rounded form with aventurine flecks and swirls. The second, probably Imperial Glassworks, Beijing, 1730-1800, is a semi-opaque white glass bottle carved on the narrow sides with mask and ring handles.
1¾ and 2 1/16 in. (4.4 and 5.3 cm.) high, jadeite and quartz stoppers, plastic spoon (2)
Provenance
Bluish-green glass bottle: Alice B. McReynolds Collection (Part I); Sotheby's Los Angeles, 31 October 1984, lot 21.
White bottle:
Georgia Roode Collection.
Kardos Collection; Sotheby's New York, 1 July 1985, lot 38.
White bottle:
Georgia Roode Collection.
Kardos Collection; Sotheby's New York, 1 July 1985, lot 38.
Exhibited
White glass bottle: Vancouver Museum, 1977.
Special notice
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not
be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked
these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import
any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery
outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature
(e.g., a string).