Page 48 - Bonhams Dicker Collection Snuff Bottles March 2015

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A pair of red glass snuff bottles
1060 Imperial, Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1730-1800
Very well-hollowed, each of high-shouldered tapering baluster
46 | BONHAMS form with a waisted neck, thin flat lip, circular foot ring, the color of
translucent rich ruby-red.
2in (5.1cm) height of each
$4,000 - 5,000

Provenance
Hugh Moss, November 1990
Janet Gordon

御製透明寶石紅料鼻煙壺一對

1060
A fine ruby-red faceted glass snuff bottle
Imperial, Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1730-1800
Well-hollowed, designed in the form of a double-gourd, carved overall
with a symmetrical pattern of irregular facets.
2 1/2in (6.4cm)
$2,000 - 3,000

Provenance
Robert Hall, October 1989

Snuff bottles in faceted forms derive from European influence during
the early years of the Beijing Palace glassworks. At the time, the
workshops were under the supervision of a Jesuit missionary named
Kilian Stumpf, and there is every reason to expect European influence
in design. Bohemian glass of the 17th and 18th centuries is well
known for its faceting style, and similarities with early Palace workshop
production suggest a clear connection.

御製寶石紅料磨棱鼻煙壺

1061
A red overlay white glass snuff bottle
Possibly Imperial, 1730-1800
Well-hollowed, of baluster form with a waisted neck, flat lip, finely
finished, rounded circular foot ring, the translucent milky-white ground
overlaid in red, expertly carved with two rampant dragons chasing a
flaming jewel.
2in (5.1cm) high
$3,000 - 5,000

Provenance
Robert Kleiner, Asia Week, March 2007

白地套紅料雙龍戲珠鼻煙壺