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A PALE GREEN GLASS BOTTLE
1780-1900
Of rounded-rectangular form, the transparent glass of lime-green tone, stopper
2½in. (6.4cm.) high
Provenance
Gerd Lester Collection, New York.
Sotheby's, New York, 26 February 1981, lot 34.

Lot Essay

This distinctive and rare color may be derived from uranium, one coloring agent that produces this color of glass. In which case, it is likely to date from the latter part of the Qing dynasty, before which its use was unknown in China.

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