1750-1820

Details

A WHITE-OVERLAY BLUE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1820
The bottle is carved with an overall design of calla lilies. Two lilies with crossed stems appear on either side, with a smaller bud and a stem on each narrow side.
2 7⁄8 in. (7.3 cm.) high, pink tourmaline stopper

Provenance

Julie and Al Stempel Collection.
Gerd Lester Collection.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.

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Lot Essay

A similar white-overlay blue glass 'calla lily bottle' in the Bloch Collection is illustrated by R. Kleiner in Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, Hong Kong, 1987, p. 76, no. 102. For another example, see Chinese Art, including the late John Payne Collection of Japanese Prints, Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1 June 2017, lot 489. Additionally, see The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Sotheby’s New York, 14 September 2010, lot 115.

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