Lot Essay
For a similar type of bottle see Hugh M. Moss, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of The Rt. Hon. The Marquess of Exeter, K. C.M.G., pp. 86-87, fig. G.94
Details
A VARI-COLORED OVERLAY GLASS BOTTLE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Of slender flattened pear shape, carved with an aubergine plant on one side, the fruit cut from purple glass, the leaves and tendrils from a multi-green overlay, the reverse with a butterfly beneath a prunus sprig, all on a striated opaque ground, some chips, air bubble at base, stopper
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Of slender flattened pear shape, carved with an aubergine plant on one side, the fruit cut from purple glass, the leaves and tendrils from a multi-green overlay, the reverse with a butterfly beneath a prunus sprig, all on a striated opaque ground, some chips, air bubble at base, stopper
Provenance
Mrs. Elmer A. Claar, Chicago
Sold Parke Bernet Galleries, February 20, 1970 (Part Two), lot 176
Sold Parke Bernet Galleries, February 20, 1970 (Part Two), lot 176