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1043 (two views) 1043
A double-overlay ‘snowflake’ glass snuff bottle
1044 1780-1850
Of compressed ovoid form with a waisted neck, flat lip, overlaid
38 | BONHAMS with layers of white and black, carved around the oval foot ring with
jagged and perforated rocks, one side further decorated with magpies
and a blooming prunus tree, the reverse with pine, deer, and crane,
signifying happiness and longevity respectively.
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
$3,000 - 5,000

Provenance
Sotheby’s, New York, 23 March 2004, lot 215
Lawrence Bier, no. 176
Gerd Lester

Compare a very similarly decorated black and white overlaid glass
bottle in the Seattle Art Museum, illustrated in The Collector’s Book of
Chinese Snuff Bottles, Bob C. Stevens, Weatherhill, New York, 1976,
p. 72, fig. 227.

霏雪地套雙色料鳥鹿同春鼻煙壺

1044
A gold aventurine and multicolor-splashed clear
glass snuff bottle
Imperial, Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1750-1800
Well-hollowed, of flattened rounded form, flat lip, well finished oval
foot ring, the bubble-suffused clear glass accented with dappling of
sparkling gold, sky-blue, red, and off-white coloration.
2in (5.1cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

Provenance
Robert Kleiner, Hong Kong Convention, October 2006

御製料胎灑金攪色鼻煙壺