1780-1850

Details

A PINK-SPLASHED OPALESCENT GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850
The bottle is of elongated, cylindrical form and rests on a concave base. The opalescent glass is suffused with tiny pink droplets.
2 1⁄2 in. (6.4 cm.) high, jadeite stopper

Provenance

The Mei Ling Collection; Sotheby's New York, 15 March 1984, lot 62.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.

Literature

R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, p. 368, no. 165.

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