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1780-1860
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THREE RED-OVERLAY CLEAR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
1780-1860
The first bottle is of flattened globular form and decorated with precious objects on a semi-opaque clear glass ground, with mask and ring handles. The second bottle is decorated with calligraphy in seal script on a semi-opaque 'snowflake' ground. The third bottle is of ovoid form with decoration of precious objects on a clear 'snowflake' glass ground.
2 ¼, 2 3/8 and 2 5/8 in. (5.6, 6, and 6.6 cm.) high, jadeite and glass stoppers
1780-1860
The first bottle is of flattened globular form and decorated with precious objects on a semi-opaque clear glass ground, with mask and ring handles. The second bottle is decorated with calligraphy in seal script on a semi-opaque 'snowflake' ground. The third bottle is of ovoid form with decoration of precious objects on a clear 'snowflake' glass ground.
2 ¼, 2 3/8 and 2 5/8 in. (5.6, 6, and 6.6 cm.) high, jadeite and glass stoppers
Provenance
Robert Hall, London, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, nos. 5274, 5278, 5128.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, nos. 5274, 5278, 5128.
Literature
R. Hall, Serendipity, Chinese Snuff Bottles XVI, London, 2011, no. 94 (second bottle).
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not
be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked
these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import
any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery
outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature
(e.g., a string).
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Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP