Lot Essay
For another with metal mount, see Helen White, Snuff Bottles from China, The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, London, 1992, pp. 142-143, pl. 63, no. 1
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1800-1900
Details
An Orange and Yellow 'Realgar' Glass Bottle
1800-1900
Of spade shape, the blood-red surface mottled with various shades of orange and yellow, the rim with mustard swirls, with a simple vertical yellow line running around the entire body vertically through the narrow sides, stopper
2in. (6.2cm.) high
1800-1900
Of spade shape, the blood-red surface mottled with various shades of orange and yellow, the rim with mustard swirls, with a simple vertical yellow line running around the entire body vertically through the narrow sides, stopper
2in. (6.2cm.) high