Lot Essay
A bottle with similar decoration, from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Neal Hunter, is illustrated by B. Stevens, The Collector’s Book of Snuff Bottles, New York, 1976, p. 73, no. 233.
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1770-1860
Details
A DOUBLE-OVERLAY MILKY-WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1770-1860
The slightly flattened pear-shaped bottle is carved on each side through the opaque black and pink overlay to the opaque white bottle depicting a carp with lotus.
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) high, glass stopper
1770-1860
The slightly flattened pear-shaped bottle is carved on each side through the opaque black and pink overlay to the opaque white bottle depicting a carp with lotus.
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1998.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2567.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2567.
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Margaret Gristina