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AN UNUSUAL TURQUOISE AND GREEN-OVERLAY GOLD-
FLECKED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE AND A POLYCHROME
SPLASHED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1850-1900 and 1750-1800
The first of slender tear-drop form, the interior of turquoise glass,
covered with a pea-green gold-flecked overlay; the second of
tapering rectangular form, with polychrome pastel-hued and
aventurine splashes on a milk-white ground within a clear glass outer
104 layer, stopper.
5.5cm. (2.1/8in) and 5.8cm. (2.1/4in) high. (3).
£2,000 - 3,000
HK$20,000 - 29,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000

The green overlay bottle:
Provenance
Clare Lawrence Ltd., London
Christie’s New York, 2nd December 1994, Lot 496
A Private Collection
The splashed bottle:
Provenance
Clare Lawrence Ltd., London, 8th February 1993
Oriental Corner, California

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A COBALT BLUE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1730-1750
Of compressed rounded form, with a wide mouth and broad oval
footrim, the transparent glass bubble-suffused, stopper.
6.2cm. (2.1/2in) high. (2).
£1,500 - 2,000
HK$15,000 - 20,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
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Provenance
Clare Lawrence Ltd., London, 26th April 1995
Midori Gallery, Florida.
A Private Collection

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A SAPPHIRE BLUE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1740-1800
Of flattened rounded form, the deep sapphire-hued glass becoming
clear at the neck, stopper.
5cm. (2in) high. (2).
£1,500 - 2,000
HK$15,000 - 20,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
Provenance
Clare Lawrence Ltd., London, 11th January 1993
Peter and Marion Bozzo Collection

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