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A Ruby-Red OVeRlAy glAss ‘chIlONg’
sNuFF bOTTle, QIANlONg TO JIAQINg

China, 1735-1820. Of compressed globular form with a cylindrical
neck, wide mouth, and pagoda-form stopper, the transparent ruby-red
glass carved as a single overlay with sinuous chilong, one’s tail forming
the oval foot rim, on a bubble-suffused colorless glass ground.

Provenance: French private collection.
condition: Good condition with little wear, a small chip to the lip with
old filling, and minor nibbles here and there.

Stopper: rose quartz
Weight: 28.8 g
Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 63 mm. Diameter neck 14 mm and mouth
8 mm.
Literature comparison: Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A
Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection,
vol. 5, Hong Kong, 2002, no. 886.
AucTION ResulT cOMPARIsON
Compare with a closely related snuff bottle sold by
Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Chinese Art, Including Snuff
Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong Kong Family
Collection on 28-29 November 2019, lot 531, for
HKD $40,000.

雪霏地套寶石紅料螭龍鼻烟壺，乾隆至嘉慶
中國，1735-1820。鼻烟壺呈球形，頸部呈圓柱形，寬嘴，削肩，透明的紅寶石色料
成螭龍形套在無氣泡的無色玻璃地面上。
來源：法國私人收藏
品相：品相良好，輕微磨損，唇部小開口已填補，局部輕微磕損。
壺蓋：粉晶
重量：28.8 克
尺寸：含蓋高63 毫米，頸部直徑14 毫米，嘴部直徑8 毫米
拍賣結果比較：一件相似鼻烟壺于2019年11月28-29日香港蘇富比《中國藝術品》拍
號531，成交價HKD $40,000。
estimate euR 400,-
Starting price EUr 200,-

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A glAss sNuFF bOTTle IN IMITATION
OF TORTOIse shell, QINg dyNAsTy
China, 18th century. The translucent amber-colored glass with a
sandwiched layer of dark-brown flecks, cleverly imitating tortoise shell.
The globular body with raised oval base, central medallions to front,
back and shoulders. Convex top and wide mouth.
Provenance: Swiss private collection.
condition: Perfect condition. The glass suffused with scattered air
bubbles.
Stopper: Coral
Weight: 46.7 g
Dimensions: Height 6.3 cm

Coral stopper with fine bronze fitting and matching spoon.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related snuff bottle at
Christies New york in The Hildegard Schonfeld Collection of Fine Chinese
Snuff Bottles, 21 March 2013, lot 1055, sold for USD $6,875.

玳瑁紋料器鼻烟壺，清代
中國，十八世紀。半透明琥珀色玻璃，夾有黑褐色斑點，巧妙地模仿了玳瑁紋理。
球形，橢圓形圈，正面開光，兩側雙耳。寬嘴。
來源：瑞士私人收藏
品相：品相完美。玻璃上散佈著氣泡。
重量：46.7 克
尺寸：高6.3 厘米
estimate euR 400,-
Starting price EUr 200,-

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