Lot Essay
The deep blue color of the overlay on a white ground evokes examples of porcelain bottles of similar form decorated in underglaze blue.
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PROBABLY IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1780-1840
Details
A BLUE-OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1780-1840
The opaque blue overlay is carved through to the translucent white ground with two five-clawed dragons, one striding above waves from which the other rises.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1780-1840
The opaque blue overlay is carved through to the translucent white ground with two five-clawed dragons, one striding above waves from which the other rises.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Robert Hall, London, 1995.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1865.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1865.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Andrew Lick