A RARE YELLOW GLASS 'BASKETWEAVE' SNUFF BOTTLE
POSSIBLY IMPERIAL, PERHAPS PALACE WORKSHOPS, 1750-1840
The flattened, rounded bottle is well carved with an overall basket-weave pattern below the plain cylindrical neck. The translucent glass is of lemon-yellow color.
2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) high, quartz stopper, gilt-bronze collar
A RARE YELLOW GLASS 'BASKETWEAVE' SNUFF BOTTLE
POSSIBLY IMPERIAL, PERHAPS PALACE WORKSHOPS, 1750-1840
The flattened, rounded bottle is well carved with an overall basket-weave pattern below the plain cylindrical neck. The translucent glass is of lemon-yellow color.
2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) high, quartz stopper, gilt-bronze collar