CHINE, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE

Details

TABATIERE EN VERRE JAUNE SCULPTE
CHINE, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE
De forme quadrangulaire, les quatre faces rehaussées de panneaux vierges, le bouchon en verre
Hauteur: 4,8 cm. (1 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Ex Mr. Randall collection, Florida
R. Hall, London, 1996

Special notice

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Further details

A CARVED YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
CHINA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

Faceted forms derive from European stylistic and technical influence during the early years of the Beijing Palace glassworks which were set up in 1696. At this time, the workshops were under the direction of a Jesuit missionary named Kilian Stumpf, and there is every reason to expect European influence in design as well as manufacture. Bohemian glass of the 17th and 18th centuries is well known for faceting, and similarities with early Palace workshop production suggest a clear connection.

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