A RUBY-RED FACETED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
This lot is offered without reserve.
A RUBY-RED FACETED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1720-1780

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A RUBY-RED FACETED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1720-1780
The transparent bottle is of deep red color and is carved on either side with four facets surrounded by smaller facets. The narrow sides are also faceted and the flat base is of hexagonal shape.
2 in. (5 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
Provenance
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3370.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.

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