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A BEIGE OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE A RUBY-RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
Yangzhou, 1780-1840 Possibly Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshop, Beijing,
Of flattened pear form, with a wide mouth and thin lip, oval foot rim, 1750-1820
the body of pure white, with a single overlay of yellow-beige carved The bottle of a distinctive baluster shape with stepped shoulders,
on each face as two confronting downward facing chi dragons its gently waisted neck rising to a flat lip, oval foot ring, the body of
surrounding a stylized shou medallion with fixed ring mask handles to transparent rich ruby-red color.
the narrow sides. 2 1/8in (5.4cm) high
2 1/2in (6.3cm) high
US$3,000 - 5,000
US$2,500 - 4,000
Compare similar designed glass snuff bottles from the Bloch
Provenance Collection, illustrated in exhibition catalog Chinese Snuff Bottles, A
Hugh Moss Ltd. 5 September 1994 Miniature Art from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, Hong
Kong Museum of Art, p. 146, no. 91, and p. 155, no. 100.
Published
Elsa Glickman Chinese Snuff Bottle Mania, Stories of Collectors, 1750-1820 擬御製 宮廷作坊 北京工 寶石紅料鼻煙壺
Trade, Intrigues and Gotham’s Auctions, New York, 2006, figure O

1780-1840 揚州工 白地套淺黃料壽團螭龍紋鼻煙壺

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