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QING DYNASTY, 1760-1860
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A CARVED RUBY-RED GLASS ‘BUTTERFLY AND PEONY’ SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY, 1760-1860
The transparent ruby-red bottle is carved in relief on either side with a butterfly hovering above a blossoming peony. Together with a ruby-red glass snuff dish.
Bottle: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm.) high, mother-of-pearl stopper; Dish: 1 ½ in. (3.7 cm.) long
QING DYNASTY, 1760-1860
The transparent ruby-red bottle is carved in relief on either side with a butterfly hovering above a blossoming peony. Together with a ruby-red glass snuff dish.
Bottle: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm.) high, mother-of-pearl stopper; Dish: 1 ½ in. (3.7 cm.) long
Provenance
Bottle: Sold at Christie’s London, 16 February 1970, lot 37
Dish: Ching Wah Lee, San Francisco, 1960s by repute
The Wilson Collection, Sotheby’s New York, 23 March 1998, lot 272 (part)
Dish: Ching Wah Lee, San Francisco, 1960s by repute
The Wilson Collection, Sotheby’s New York, 23 March 1998, lot 272 (part)
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