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1780-1880
Details
TWO OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
1780-1880
The first bottle, 1780-1850, probably Palace Workshops, Beijing, is carved through the deep blue overlay to the bubble-suffused ground with a coiled chilong on each side. The second bottle, 1800-1880, is carved through the red overlay to the opaque white ground with orchids growing on each side.
2 7/8 and 3 in. (7 and 7.6 cm.) high, glass and shell stoppers
1780-1880
The first bottle, 1780-1850, probably Palace Workshops, Beijing, is carved through the deep blue overlay to the bubble-suffused ground with a coiled chilong on each side. The second bottle, 1800-1880, is carved through the red overlay to the opaque white ground with orchids growing on each side.
2 7/8 and 3 in. (7 and 7.6 cm.) high, glass and shell stoppers
Provenance
Robert Hall, London, 2006 and 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, nos. 4431 and 4807.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, nos. 4431 and 4807.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.