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1760-1850
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A RED-OVERLAY 'SNOWFLAKE' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1760-1850
The compressed globular bottle is carved in high relief through the transparent red overlay on one side with two dragons facing a flaming pearl, the reverse carved with a third sinuous dragon in profile.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, quartz stopper
1760-1850
The compressed globular bottle is carved in high relief through the transparent red overlay on one side with two dragons facing a flaming pearl, the reverse carved with a third sinuous dragon in profile.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, quartz stopper
Provenance
Asiantiques, Winter Park, Florida, 1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1626.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1626.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
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Margaret Gristina