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A TRANSPARENT BLUE ‘SANDWICH’ GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE A RARE BLUE AND YELLOW DOUBLE OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF
18th century BOTTLE
Of flattened ovoid form with a gently waisted neck and slightly concave 18th/19th century
foot, the opaque white streaks sandwiched between layers of bubble Of flattened pear shape, the transparent slightly cloudy glass overlaid
suffused clear blue glass. with transparent yellow and blue glass, the outer blue layer on each
1 5/8in (4.2cm) high side carved to form a chilong clambering over a bi disc carved from
the yellow layer, the discs joined at the sides with tied ribbons, all
US$2,000 - 3,000 supported on a yellow foot.
1 3/4in (4.5cm) high
十八世紀 透明藍攪料鼻煙壺
US$4,000 - 6,000
Provenance
Collection of Arthur Gadsby 十八/十九世紀 透明白地套藍黃料螭龍攀璧紋鼻煙壺
Collection of Alice B McReynolds
Sotheby’s, New York, 16 April 1985, lot 72 A similar example is illustrated in Bob Stevens, The Collector’s Book of
Snuff Bottles, New York, 1976, no. 212.
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