Lot Essay
For a similar sandwiched glass bottle see Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, the Mary and George Bloch Collection, Volume 5, Part 3, Hong Kong, 2002, pp. 178-179, no. 729.
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1750-1850
Details
AN UNUSUAL BRIGHTLY COLORED SANDWICHED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850
The bottle is of flattened ovoid form and is decorated with multi-color splashes that swirl towards the neck.
2 1⁄4 in. (5.8 cm.) high, glass stopper with pearl finial
1750-1850
The bottle is of flattened ovoid form and is decorated with multi-color splashes that swirl towards the neck.
2 1⁄4 in. (5.8 cm.) high, glass stopper with pearl finial
Provenance
Ko Family Collection.
The Ko Family Collection, Part V, Christie's New York, 9 October 1974, lot 91.
Bob C. Stevens Collection, no.175.
The Bob C. Stevens Collection of Fine and Important Chinese Snuff Bottles, Part II; Sotheby’s New York, 26 March 1982, lot 34.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
The Ko Family Collection, Part V, Christie's New York, 9 October 1974, lot 91.
Bob C. Stevens Collection, no.175.
The Bob C. Stevens Collection of Fine and Important Chinese Snuff Bottles, Part II; Sotheby’s New York, 26 March 1982, lot 34.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
Literature
B. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, New York, 1976, no. 175.
R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, p. 383, no. 180.
R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, p. 383, no. 180.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP
For a similar sandwiched glass bottle see Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, the Mary and George Bloch Collection, Volume 5, Part 3, Hong Kong, 2002, pp. 178-179, no. 729.