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355*
A RED OVERLAY WHITE GLASS ‘SQUIRRELS
AND GRAPES’ SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century
Of compressed globular form, the red overlay
carved on both sides with a squirrel scampering
among twisting, gnarled vines issuing leaves and
grape clusters. 6.3cm (2 1/2in) high.

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000

十九世紀 白地套寶石紅料葡萄多子鼻煙壺

Provenance: a distinguished Asian private collection

來源： 顯貴亞洲私人收藏

355
356*
A FINE RED OVERLAY WHITE GLASS
SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century
The bottle of compressed pear-shaped form, the
opaque white ground overlaid in red depicting
hovering butterflies above leafy branches of
blossoming peonies issuing from rockwork. 4.9cm
(2in) high.
£3,500 - 5,000
CNY31,000 - 45,000
十八/十九世紀 白地套寶石紅料花蝶紋鼻煙壺

Provenance: a distinguished Asian private collection

來源： 顯貴亞洲私人收藏

A similar red overlay white glass snuff bottle, 1750-
1900, is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
and illustrated by H.White, Snuff Bottles from China:
The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, London,
356 1992, pp.172-173, no.2.
357*
A FINE RED GLASS ‘EIGHT BUDDHIST
EMBLEMS’ SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century
Of flattened spherical form, rising from an oval foot
rim and surmounted by a waisted neck, each side
carved with two of the ‘Eight Buddhist Emblems’,
bajixiang, all rendered in high relief, the glass of a
translucent and rich ruby-red tone. 5cm (2in) high.

£3,500 - 5,000
CNY31,000 - 45,000

十八/十九世紀 白地套寶石紅料八吉祥紋鼻煙壺

Provenance: a distinguished Asian private collection

來源： 顯貴亞洲私人收藏

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