A BLUE AND WHITE-OVERLAY TRANSPARENT CARAMEL-TONED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
A BLUE AND WHITE-OVERLAY TRANSPARENT CARAMEL-TONED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
A BLUE AND WHITE-OVERLAY TRANSPARENT CARAMEL-TONED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
A BLUE AND WHITE-OVERLAY TRANSPARENT CARAMEL-TONED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
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A BLUE AND WHITE-OVERLAY TRANSPARENT CARAMEL-TONED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

1730-1800

Details
A BLUE AND WHITE-OVERLAY TRANSPARENT CARAMEL-TONED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1730-1800
The bottle is carved on either side with a chilong interwoven with an elongated bi-disc that is decorated with archaistic markings, the sinous body of each animal appearing on either narrow side and the tails intertwining to form the delicate, openwork foot.
2 1⁄4 in. (5.7 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Ashkenazi & Co., San Francisco 1988.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
Literature
R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, pp. 36-37, no. 7.

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