A RARE GREEN-OVERLAY BLUE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

1770-1850

Details

A RARE GREEN-OVERLAY BLUE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1770-1850
The opaque green overlay is carved through to the opaque blue ground with a continuous landscape scene showing a sage on a bridge on one side and two boy attendants preparing a dwelling for his arrival on the other.
2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) high, stone stopper

Provenance

Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2012.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5418.

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Lot Essay

The color combination seen here, with the opaque green overlay on the blue ground, is extremely rare. The tone of the green glass is also unusual. Paler and more jade-like than the usual bright-green tone, the more pastel hue was presumably intentional to create greater contrast with the deep blue ground.

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