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80 | BONHAMS A SAPPHIRE BLUE OVERLAID CLEAR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1760-1850
The rounded bottle with carefully applied overlay, finely carved with the
'Three Friends of Winter', lingzhi fungus, and rockwork, with a bat and
butterfly in flight.
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
US$1,500 - 2,500
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A GREEN-ON-SNOWFLAKE GLASS 'DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLE
1730-1780
Each side similarly decorated with a sinuous, split-tailed dragon
holding an auspicious lingzhi sprig in its mouth, striding above a
mountain peak rising from foaming waves.
2 3/4in (7cm) high
US$1,200 - 1,500
