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IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, QING DYNASTY, 1700-1850
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A YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, QING DYNASTY, 1700-1850
The bottle with a flat lip and oval foot ring is of a deep, egg-yolk yellow colour. Together with a yellow glass snuff dish.
Bottle: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm.) high, glass stopper; Dish: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm.) diam.
IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, QING DYNASTY, 1700-1850
The bottle with a flat lip and oval foot ring is of a deep, egg-yolk yellow colour. Together with a yellow glass snuff dish.
Bottle: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm.) high, glass stopper; Dish: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Bottle: Kay Blair Collection (1916-1985), Princeton, New Jersey, acquired in London, 1960s, and thence by descent
Sold at Christie’s New York, 21 March 2014, lot 2437 (one of two)
Sold at Christie’s New York, 21 March 2014, lot 2437 (one of two)
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