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22 | Bonhams A green glass snuff bottle
19th century
Of flattened rectangular form, with flat lip, all on a raised ovoid foot
rim, well-hollowed and carved with a motif of two archaistic dragons,
their bodies swirling across both faces, the green glass with yellow and
turquoise tones.
2 3/4in (6.7cm) high
$1,500 - 2,500

Provenance:
Montt Collection

8031
An emerald green Peking glass snuff bottle
1750-1820
Of compressed ovoid form, with a flat lip and recessed convex foot
surrounded by a foot rim constructed from the tails of the two chilong
that scale each of the narrow sides.
1 7/8in (4.8cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

Provenance:
Montt Collection

For bottles of a similar color and shape, see A Congregation of Snuff
Bottle Connoisseurs, An Exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Tsui
Museum of Art, 1996, no. 27 p. 33.