A RED-OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
This lot is offered without reserve.
A RED-OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

YANGZHOU, 1830-1890

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A RED-OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
YANGZHOU, 1830-1890
The transparent red overlay is carved through to the translucent white ground on one side with a solitary bat flying towards the sun, the reverse with a fish swimming downward towards a flowering plum branch.
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Clare Lawrence Ltd., London.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4845.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.

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