1770-1820

Details

A RED-OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1770-1820
The ovoid bottle is raised on a red foot ring and carved through the red outer layer to the white ground on each side with two chilong confronted on a tiny shou character flanked by pearls and bats, and on the narrow sides with a mask and ring handle above a tiny wan emblem and a C-scroll.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, gilt-metal stopper

Provenance

Lizzadro Collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired prior to 1960.

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Lot Essay

An emerald-green overlay white glass bottle with similar carved decoration is illustrated by H. Moss, V. Graham, and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 5, Part 3, Glass, Hong Kong, 2002, p. 575, no. 949.

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