IMPERIAL, ATTRIBUTED TO THE PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN RED ENAMEL AND OF THE PERIOD, 1760-1795

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A VERY RARE ENAMELED CARAMEL-COLORED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, ATTRIBUTED TO THE PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN RED ENAMEL AND OF THE PERIOD, 1760-1795
2 7⁄16 in. (6.1 cm.) high, glass stopper

Provenance

Private French collection, acquired before 1970.
Christie's New York, 13-14 September 2012, lot 1152.

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Lot Essay

Compare the caramel-colored glass bottle with Guyuexuan (Ancient Moon Pavilion) mark enameled with a scene of a pair of cranes perched in a pine tree, illustrated by R. Kleiner in Precious Playthings: Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Mack Collection, Hong Kong, 2000, pp. 6-7, where it is attributed to the Beijing Palace workshops and dated 1760-1795.

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