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A THREE-COLOR OVERLAY BLACK GLASS
SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1860
The bottle is carved on each main side with a translucent green
chilong and a red lingzhi fungus head on a translucent white bi.
The narrow sides are carved through the white overlay with two
climbing chilong.
1Ω in. (3.8 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE
The H. Connell Collection.
Robert Hall, London, 2002.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
no. 3595.
1780-1860年 黑地套三色玻璃螭龍擒芝圖鼻煙壺
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A FIVE-COLOR OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850 Robert Kleiner, London, 2009.
The bottle is carved through the translucent yellow, green, red, Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
turquoise and blue overlays to the semi-transparent cloudy ground no. 4968.
with ‘precious objects’ including bronze vessels, a jade disc, books,
and a censer, the sides with red animal mask-and-ring handles, and 1750-1850年 半透明地套五色玻璃博古圖鼻煙壺
with a red rockwork band above the foot rim.
2¿ in. (5.4 cm.) high, hardstone and jadeite stopper
$3,000-5,000
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