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QING DYNASTY, 1710-1760
Details
A CARVED TURQUOISE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY, 1710-1760
The opaque turquoise glass bottle is carved on either side with a concave circular panel.
1 ¾ in. (4.6 cm.) high
QING DYNASTY, 1710-1760
The opaque turquoise glass bottle is carved on either side with a concave circular panel.
1 ¾ in. (4.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Hugh M. Moss Ltd., Hong Kong, 1985
Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part IV; Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 November 2011, lot 68.
Property from a Princely Collection.
Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part IV; Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 November 2011, lot 68.
Property from a Princely Collection.
Literature
R. Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, British Museum Press, 1995, no. 134.
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 5, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 786.
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 5, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 786.
Exhibited
London, British Museum, Chinese snuff bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection, 21 June – 15 October 1995
Jesuralem, Israel Museum, A Whiff of Luxury: Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, 4 August 1997 - 30 August 1997.
Jesuralem, Israel Museum, A Whiff of Luxury: Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, 4 August 1997 - 30 August 1997.
Special notice
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