1730-1830

Details

A FINELY CARVED RED-OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1730-1830
Of tapering cylindrical form, the bottle is well carved through the semi-transparent ruby overlay to the opaque white ground with roses and lingzhi fungus growing amid rockwork.
2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm.) high, jadeite stopper

Special notice

Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).

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Lot Essay

A red-overlay white glass bottle of similar form and with a red mouth rim, but carved with a qilin standing on formalized waves, is illustrated by Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 5, Part 2, Glass, Hong Kong, 2008, pp. 486-87, no. 902, where it is dated 1736-1780.

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