Lot Essay
For a similar glass simulated 'realgar' bottle carved with aquatic motifs see M. Hughes, The Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Chinese Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong, 2009, p. 240-241, no. 187.
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1780-1850
Details
A CARVED REALGAR-GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850
The slightly flattened ovoid bottle with flat lip and recessed base is carved through the bright orange and red exterior 'skin' with fish and sea plants in high relief on an opaque ground of orange and red color.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, mother-of-pearl stopper
1780-1850
The slightly flattened ovoid bottle with flat lip and recessed base is carved through the bright orange and red exterior 'skin' with fish and sea plants in high relief on an opaque ground of orange and red color.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, mother-of-pearl stopper
Provenance
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5172.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5172.
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