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A VERY RARE FACETED PALE GREY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1720-1780
Each convex side is carved with four facets, and the narrow sides with three facets.
The transparent glass is of an even pale greyish tone.
1¡ in. (3.5 cm.) high, quartz stopper
$8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4363.
EXHIBITED
Boston, International Chinese Snuf Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection,
23-26 September 2008.
The color of the present bottle is very rare. It varies in appearance under diferent lights,
varying from pale lavender-grey to pale bluish-grey.
1720-1780年 御製淺灰玻璃磨花鼻煙壺
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