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The Property of a Distinguished European Family
歐洲望族藏品
Lots 172 - 232

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A ruby-red glass multi-faceted snuff bottle
18th century
With flat lip and flat hexagonal foot, the octagonal profile carved on the
two sides with facets surrounding protruding, circular panels, the inner
surface extensively crizzled.
5.8cm (2 1/3in) high
£2,000 - 3,000
HK$24,000 - 35,000 CNY19,000 - 28,000
十八世紀 寶石紅透明玻璃八角形鼻煙壺
Provenance: A European private collection and thence by descent
來源:歐洲私人收藏,並由家族繼承下去
Compare a related example illustrated by H.Moss, V.Graham, K.B.Tsang,
A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch
Collection, Vol.5, Glass, Hong Kong, 2002, p.300, no.803; and see also
a glass bottle of similar shape in purple colour illustrated by R.Kleiner,
The Nordic Butterfly Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong,
2010, p.22, no.12.

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