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1750-1900
Details
TWO GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
1750-1900
The first translucent white bottle, probably Imperial glassworks, Beijing, 1760-1900, is decorated with applied maroon, blue and green panels. The second transparent amber-tone glass bottle, Imperial Glassworks, Beijing, 1750-1850, is carved on both sides with concave panels and with ovoid panels on the narrow sides and base. An unusual opaque white overlay is visible at the edges of the panels.
2 ¼ and 2 1/8 in. (4.5 and 5.4 cm.) high, tourmaline and shell stoppers
1750-1900
The first translucent white bottle, probably Imperial glassworks, Beijing, 1760-1900, is decorated with applied maroon, blue and green panels. The second transparent amber-tone glass bottle, Imperial Glassworks, Beijing, 1750-1850, is carved on both sides with concave panels and with ovoid panels on the narrow sides and base. An unusual opaque white overlay is visible at the edges of the panels.
2 ¼ and 2 1/8 in. (4.5 and 5.4 cm.) high, tourmaline and shell stoppers
Provenance
First bottle: Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4916.
Second bottle: Robert Hall, London, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5277.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4916.
Second bottle: Robert Hall, London, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5277.
Literature
Second bottle: Robert Hall, Serendipity, Chinese Snuff Bottles XVI, London, 2011. no. 41.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.