IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1780-1880

Details

A CARVED YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1780-1880
The translucent bottle is carved in high relief with multiple archaic vessels including two serving as handles.
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high, glass stopper

Provenance

Christie's New York, 2 June 1994, lot 457.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1215.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

According to Teresa Tse Bartholomew, Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art, San Francisco, 2006, p. 257, cauldrons or dings are often times paired with ruyi scepters, as ding is a pun for 'must' and ruyi stands for 'as you wish.' It could imply that the this bottle would have been gifted to someone who was looking for a turn of fortune.

A yellow glass bottle of the same subject from The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part IV, was sold at Christie's New York, 15 March 2017, lot 360.

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