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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN COLLECTION
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A RUBY-RED GLASS BOTTLE VASE
QIANLONG WHEEL-CUT FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A
DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase is elegantly modelled with a tapering body supporting
a slender neck which rises from sloping shoulders. The semi-
transparent glass is of a vibrant red tone.
8 ¬ in. (22 cm.) high, box
HK$300,000-500,000 US$38,000-65,000
Compare to a slightly larger red glass bottle of similar shape,
also bearing a Qianlong reign mark, formerly in the Curtis
Family, and Hugh W. Greenberg collections, sold at Christie’s
New York, 18-19 September 2014, lot 1139. Compare also to
an amber-colour glass vase of similar size and shape, sold at
Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 November 2018, lot 2932.

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