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A FINE GREEN GLASS ‘CHILONG’
SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century
The bottle of globular form rising from an oval
foot rim to a straight neck, each face finely carved
depicting an archaistic design of two stylised
and confronting chilong with bifurcated tails, the
translucent glass of a rich green colour. 7.1cm high

£6,000 - 8,000
CNY53,000 - 71,000

十八/十九世紀 綠料夔龍紋鼻煙壺

Provenance: a distinguished Asian private collection

來源： 顯貴亞洲私人收藏

A very similar glass bottle but in red, Qianlong, is
illustrated by S.Kwan, Glass Snuff Bottles, Hong
Kong, 2009, p.114, no.25.
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359*
A YELLOW GLASS ‘CHILONG’ SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century
The bottle of flattened globular form rising from a
recessed base to an upright neck, delicately carved
on either side with two confronted and interlocking
chilongs with sinuous, scaly bodies and bifurcated
tails, the glass of even rich mustard-yellow tone
suffused with white speckles. 10.2cm (3 1/2in) high.

£3,500 - 5,000
CNY31,000 - 45,000

十九世紀 黃料夔龍紋鼻煙壺

Provenance: a distinguished Asian private collection

來源： 顯貴亞洲私人收藏

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360*
A FINE POLYCHROME GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century
Of compressed globular form rising from a slightly
concave base to a flaring neck, liberally decorated
with yellow, orange, purple and black splashes.
4.6cm (1 6/8in) high.

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,900 - 13,000

十八/十九世紀 玻璃彩繪鼻煙壺

Provenance: a distinguished Asian private collection

來源： 顯貴亞洲私人收藏

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