Lot Essay
For an unusual example of similar shape see Sotheby's, New York, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Mei Ling Collection, March 15, 1984, lot 60
THE PROPERTY OF A MIDWEST COLLECTOR
AN OPAQUE LEMON-YELLOW GLASS BOTTLE
Details
AN OPAQUE LEMON-YELLOW GLASS BOTTLE
1780-1880
Of slender, flattened, tapering baluster shape, carved with a continuous scene of long-tailed birds amidst flowering chrysanthemum and begonia, the glass with some areas of mustard-yellow swirling on one side, minute neck nibble, stopper
1780-1880
Of slender, flattened, tapering baluster shape, carved with a continuous scene of long-tailed birds amidst flowering chrysanthemum and begonia, the glass with some areas of mustard-yellow swirling on one side, minute neck nibble, stopper
Provenance
Anon. sale , Christie's, London, A Fine Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, October 9, 1972, lot 97