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1700-1920
Details
THREE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
1700-1920
The first bottle, 1820-1920, is of opaque white glass with black, green and red inclusions resembling peacock feathers. The second 'realgar' glass bottle, probably Imperial Glassworks, Beijing, 1700-1800, has mottled red and orange markings with horizontal banding. The third bottle, 1730-1850, has swirled pink, green and white tones sandwiched between two layers of transparent pale-green glass.
2 ½, 2 ½ and 2 3/8 in. (6.5, 6.5 and 6.1 cm.) high, stone, shell and glass stoppers
1700-1920
The first bottle, 1820-1920, is of opaque white glass with black, green and red inclusions resembling peacock feathers. The second 'realgar' glass bottle, probably Imperial Glassworks, Beijing, 1700-1800, has mottled red and orange markings with horizontal banding. The third bottle, 1730-1850, has swirled pink, green and white tones sandwiched between two layers of transparent pale-green glass.
2 ½, 2 ½ and 2 3/8 in. (6.5, 6.5 and 6.1 cm.) high, stone, shell and glass stoppers
Provenance
First bottle:
Lin Collection.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2003.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3829.
Second bottle:
Clare Lawrence Ltd., London, 2000.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4760.
Third bottle:
Robert Hall, London, 2012.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5342.
Lin Collection.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2003.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3829.
Second bottle:
Clare Lawrence Ltd., London, 2000.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4760.
Third bottle:
Robert Hall, London, 2012.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5342.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP