BEIJING, 1770-1830

Details

**A WELL-CARVED BLUE OVERLAY BUBBLE-SUFFUSED COLORLESS GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
BEIJING, 1770-1830
Of compressed form with concave lip and recessed, convex foot surrounded by a footrim carved through the transparent pale blue layer with a continuous design of two chi dragons with coiled, sinuous bodies, pale pink tourmaline stopper with gilt-metal collar
2 23/32 in. (6.9 cm.) high

Provenance

Robert Hall-Jutheau Auction, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Auction, Boston, October 1991.

Literature

Robert Hall, Chinese Snuff Bottles IV, no. 114.

Exhibited

Robert Hall, London, 1991.

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Lot Essay

The confident, fluid carving and exceptional finish of this bottle suggest that it was made in Beijing as part of a distinctive Imperial group of the mid-Qing period. It is stylistically related to the streaked glass bottle of lot 239. See H. Moss, Snuff Bottles of China, no. 216 for a similar example in red overlay.

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