Lot Essay
Such geometric pattern are very rare.
The subject matter here could be attributed to the late Qianlong period. The bi-disc with its 'C' scrolls and the scrolls of the neck were typical of Courtly designs, derived from Qianlong Emperor's massive collection of ancient artifacts and his need to establish his foreign rule as rooted in an ancient Chinese past. For a Qianlong-marked glass bottle of similar scroll design, still in the Imperial Collection, see Chang Lin-sheng, Snuff Bottles in the Collection of the National Palace Museum, no. 284 ; and the rare two-colour overlay glass snuff bottle from the J & J collection part III sold in our New York Rooms, 29 March 2006, lot 76.
See also a two-colour overlay glass snuff bottle of geometric design and with very similar faceted sides, illustrated in Snuff Bottles - The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong 2003, pl.87.
The subject matter here could be attributed to the late Qianlong period. The bi-disc with its 'C' scrolls and the scrolls of the neck were typical of Courtly designs, derived from Qianlong Emperor's massive collection of ancient artifacts and his need to establish his foreign rule as rooted in an ancient Chinese past. For a Qianlong-marked glass bottle of similar scroll design, still in the Imperial Collection, see Chang Lin-sheng, Snuff Bottles in the Collection of the National Palace Museum, no. 284 ; and the rare two-colour overlay glass snuff bottle from the J & J collection part III sold in our New York Rooms, 29 March 2006, lot 76.
See also a two-colour overlay glass snuff bottle of geometric design and with very similar faceted sides, illustrated in Snuff Bottles - The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong 2003, pl.87.