A CARVED RUBY-RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
A CARVED RUBY-RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1730-1820

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A CARVED RUBY-RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1730-1820
The transparent, ruby-red glass bottle is carved and faceted on either flat side with a large chrysanthemum flower flanked by the ridged, narrow sides.
2 in. (5 cm.) high, rose quartz stopper
Provenance
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 24 April 1993, lot 370.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, 2012.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5316.

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