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Lot Essay
The stone used to create the current bottle is notable for its gem-like quality. The glass-like appearance of the outer layer of stone mimics the materials used in carved overlay glass bottles of the same period, but in a much harder and naturally-occurring material.
Robert Kleiner, in his entry for this bottle in Chinese Snuff Bottles: The White Wings Collection, Hong Kong, 1997, p. 177, no. 120, notes that only one other bottle with a similar framing device is recorded and was from the Dwyer Collection, sold at Christie's London, 12 October 1987, lot 213.
Robert Kleiner, in his entry for this bottle in Chinese Snuff Bottles: The White Wings Collection, Hong Kong, 1997, p. 177, no. 120, notes that only one other bottle with a similar framing device is recorded and was from the Dwyer Collection, sold at Christie's London, 12 October 1987, lot 213.