A Pale Blue Transparent Glass Bottle

1800-1900

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A Pale Blue Transparent Glass Bottle
1800-1900
Of flattened ovoid shape, the main sides plain, the narrow sides carved in relief with an ascending chilong, their tails forming the foot, stopper
26in. (5.9cm.) high

Lot Essay

For another pale blue glass bottle, presumably imitating aquamarine, see Chinese Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1997, Catalogue, p. 35, no. 42. For others, see Christie's, New York, 2 December 1993, lot 371; and Sotheby's, Hong Kong, The Arthur Gadsby Collection, 2 May 1991, lot 36

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