A RED-SPLASHED GREEN GLASS BOTTLE
1800-1900
Of small flattened spade shape, the transparent deep green glass bottle with a short swirl of rust red to the upper portion of each side suggestive of a calligraphic brushstroke, the neck with a wide mouth, stopper
1.15/16in. (4.9cm.) high
Provenance
Francine and Bernard Wald, New York, 1981
Literature
Rachelle R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World, Hong Kong, 1994, p. 360, page divider
Lot Essay
For another example from the Edward T. Chow Collection, see Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 5 May 1994, lot 1233
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