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1760-1840
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A CARVED 'REALGAR' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1760-1840
The bottle is carved with two cartouches through the bright red outer layer revealing the orange glass below, one side depicting a silk worm on a leaf, the reverse with the worm having emerged as a moth flying amidst flowering plants
2 ¼ in. (6.7 cm.) high, malachite stopper
1760-1840
The bottle is carved with two cartouches through the bright red outer layer revealing the orange glass below, one side depicting a silk worm on a leaf, the reverse with the worm having emerged as a moth flying amidst flowering plants
2 ¼ in. (6.7 cm.) high, malachite stopper
Provenance
Albert E. Combatalade Collection, California.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4719.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4719.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP