Lot Essay
The technique used to achieve the pink tone of the ground, by applying a thin skim of red to the interior, is quite rare.
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1780-1850
Details
A GREEN-OVERLAY CLEAR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850
The transparent green overlay is carved through to the transparent ground which appears pink from a skim of red on the interior and which deepens towards the foot of the bottle, with a katydid perched on a lotus leaf on one side, and a lotus flower emerging from a large curled lotus leaf on the other side.
2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) high, glass stopper
1780-1850
The transparent green overlay is carved through to the transparent ground which appears pink from a skim of red on the interior and which deepens towards the foot of the bottle, with a katydid perched on a lotus leaf on one side, and a lotus flower emerging from a large curled lotus leaf on the other side.
2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
A. Klein Collection, California.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5214.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5214.