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Ť425

TWO OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF
BOTTLES
1780-1880

The first bottle is carved through the
translucent, amber-toned glass overlay to
the clear ‘snowflake’ ground on either side
with two chilong surrounding a central
shou medallion. The second bottle is
carved through the yellow glass overlay to
the translucent, pale amber-toned ground
with two chilong .

2¬ and 2¡ in. (6.7 and 6 cm.) high, glass

stoppers (2)

$1,200-1,800

PROVENANCE

Dennis G. Crow, Los Angeles, California,
1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, nos. 1242 and 1582.

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425 Ť426
AN ENAMELED AND MOLDED
426 PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
(two views) JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1827-1880
22 The bottle is molded and carved with two
scenes from the life of Zhang Ge’er (Jahangir
Khoja, 1788-1828): depicting his final
rebellious battle on one side, and his trial on
the reverse, where he is shown kneeling on
stairs leading up to an unseen authority. The
base has an apocryphal Qianlong mark.

2º in. (5.7 cm.) high, glass and metal stopper

$1,500-2,000

PROVENANCE

Robert Hall, London, 2007.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 4691.

For a discussion of the life of Zhang Ge’er
(Jahangir Khoja) and for an enameled bottle
of the same subject see Moss, Graham,
Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles,
the Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol.
6, Part 3, Hong Kong, 2008, pp. 712-714, no.
1328. A molded bottle of the same subject
was sold at Christie’s London, 1 December
1997, lot 462.
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