Lot Essay
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QING DYNASTY, 1760-1820
Details
A BLUE OVERLAY SNOWFLAKE GLASS ‘PRUNUS’ SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY, 1760-1820
The bottle is carved through a blue overlay with two blossoming prunus trees, the foot carved as a large prunus flower. Together with a sapphire-blue overlay white glass snuff dish (attributed to Beijing, 1770-1840).
Bottle: 2.15/16 in. (7.5 cm.) high, coral stopper;
Dish: 1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm.) diam. (2)
QING DYNASTY, 1760-1820
The bottle is carved through a blue overlay with two blossoming prunus trees, the foot carved as a large prunus flower. Together with a sapphire-blue overlay white glass snuff dish (attributed to Beijing, 1770-1840).
Bottle: 2.15/16 in. (7.5 cm.) high, coral stopper;
Dish: 1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm.) diam. (2)
Provenance
Bottle: Robert Hall, London, 1985
Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part VI, sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2013, lot 243
Dish: Acquired in Hong Kong, April 1998
Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part VI, sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2013, lot 243
Dish: Acquired in Hong Kong, April 1998
Literature
Bottle: Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 5, Hong Kong, 2002, no. 933
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory, tortoiseshell and crocodile. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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