A BLUE-OVERLAY CINNABAR-COLORED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
A BLUE-OVERLAY CINNABAR-COLORED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

1750-1850

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A BLUE-OVERLAY CINNABAR-COLORED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850
The bottle is carved in high relief through the sky-blue opaque overlay to the opaque ground with interlaced lotus plants laden with blossoms and leaves above gentle waves.
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Robert Kleiner, London, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4295.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.

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