A BLUE GLASS FACETED SNUFF BOTTLE
A BLUE GLASS FACETED SNUFF BOTTLE

IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1720-1850

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A BLUE GLASS FACETED SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1720-1850
The octagonal bottle is carved on the body with eight long, vertical facets, enclosed by conforming pentagonal facets on the shoulder and above the foot.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Robert Kleiner, London, 2005.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4276.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.

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