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PROBABLY IMPERIAL, 1780-1850
Details
A YELLOW-OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, 1780-1850
The bottle is carved through the translucent yellow overlay to the opaque yellow ground on either side with a pair of chilong above a pair of phoenixes, forming a stylized shou character.
2 ½ in.( 6.2 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, 1780-1850
The bottle is carved through the translucent yellow overlay to the opaque yellow ground on either side with a pair of chilong above a pair of phoenixes, forming a stylized shou character.
2 ½ in.( 6.2 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
Provenance
John Sinclair, California.
The Edmund Dwyer Collection; Christie's London, 12 October 1987, lot 57.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2010.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5055.
The Edmund Dwyer Collection; Christie's London, 12 October 1987, lot 57.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2010.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5055.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.