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A SANDWICHED REALGAR-SPLASHED GLASS BOTTLE, 18 - early
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19 CENTURY
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Sandwich type glass bottle with scattered realgar inclusions. Some air
bubbles. Intense colors.
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China, 18 – early 19 century
The bottle is of flattened, elongated ovoid form and of a greyish tone
accented with brilliant splashes of ochre and orange. ‘Realgar’ glass is
assumed to have been developed at the Imperial glassworks during the
Kangxi period (1662-1722), when production was under the directorship
of Kilian Stumpf and his fellow Jesuits, who set up the glassworks for
the Emperor in 1696. Plain realgar glass snuff bottles were made in
large numbers throughout the 18th century and a large proportion of
them were apparently produced at the court to be distributed as gifts.
By the mid-Qing period, carved realgar began to take fashion among
the glassworks and many fine examples were produced with this style of
decoration.
Shape: Elongated ovoid form.
Hollowing: Standard.
Mouth, neck and lip: Elongated neck with wide mouth.
Base: Flat oval.
Stopper: Glass in imitation of carnelian on a black platelet,
86 87 good old spoon.
A RARE ENAMELED ‘LOTUS Width of the neck: 13 mm. A REALGAR-SPLASHED DOUBLE- Width of the neck: 14 mm. Height of the bottle with stopper: 6,8 cm.
POND’ BLUE GLASS SNUFF Weight: 36 grams GOURD GLASS BOTTLE, 18 - Weight: 66,5 grams. Width of the mouth: 7 mm.
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BOTTLE, 18 CENTURY Condition: The glass is early 19 CENTURY Condition: Excellent. Width of the neck: 15 mm.
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Faceted sapphire-blue glass painted excellent condition, with a tiny Transparent brown glass bottle with Provenance: Hungarian private Weight: 35,5 grams.
in green and white enamels manufacturing flaw at the neck scattered realgar inclusions. Some collection. Condition: Excellent. Some microscopic open air-bubbles.
China, 18 century and one or two microscopic open air bubbles. Intense colors. Provenance: Hungarian private collection.
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air bubbles. The enameling shows China, 18 – early 19 century Literature comparison: Moss,
The transparent dark blue glass significant wear. Graham, Tsang, in A Treasury of Literature comparison: Moss, Graham, Tsang, in A Treasury of Chinese
bottle, of compressed rounded Provenance: Hungarian private The bottle is of elegant double- Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Mary Snuff Bottles, The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 5, Part 1,
form, is enameled on one side collection gourd form made of transparent and George Bloch Collection, Vol. Glass, Hong Kong, 2002, pp. 138-9, no. 703, refer to a set of ten’
with blossoming lotus plants, the deep amber-tone glass accented 5, Part 1, Glass, Hong Kong, 2002, realgar’ glass cups in Denmark that were purchased in Guangzhou and
large leaves naturalistically detailed. Literature comparison: Other with brilliant splashes of ochre pp. 138-9, no. 703, refer to a set of brought back to Europe aboard the Kronprins Christian in 1732 (for an
The reverse shows remainders of known examples of guyue xuan and orange. ‘Realgar’ glass is ten’ realgar’ glass cups in Denmark illustration of the cups see Ethnographic Objects in The Royal Danish
enameling of what may once have bottles on colored glass with their assumed to have been developed that were purchased in Guangzhou Kunstkammer 1650-1800, Nationalmuseet, p. 218, nos. Ebc 71-82).
been another lotus scene. marks intact include one on a at the Imperial glassworks during and brought back to Europe aboard
Bottles from this group of enameled turquoise-blue ground (from the the Kangxi period (1662-1722), the Kronprins Christian in 1732 Auction result comparison: The Meriem Collection Important Chinese
sapphire-blue glass are rare. There Dane Collection, in Bob Stevens, when production was under the (for an illustration of the cups see Snuff Bottles, Part II. Christies, New York, 19 March 2008, lot 203. (for
are two possibilities regarding The Collector’s Book of Snuff directorship of Kilian Stumpf and Ethnographic Objects in The Royal a related bottle) THE BLANCHE B. EXSTEIN COLLECTION OF CHINESE
the enameling: either the glass Bottles, no. 960) and a small his fellow Jesuits, who set up Danish Kunstkammer 1650-1800, SNUFF BOTTLES. Christies, New York, 21 March 2002, lot 18. (for a
ground was originally intended to group on yellow grounds (see the glassworks for the Emperor Nationalmuseet, p. 218, nos. Ebc related bottle, also sandwiched and splashed-realgar, dated 1740-1820)
be enameled, or the glass bottle, John Gilmore Ford, Chinese Snuff in 1696. Plain realgar glass snuff 71-82).
which in both cases was probably Bottles. The Edward Choate O’Dell bottles were made in large IJĹᶾ䲨军IJĺᶾ䲨⇅ầ晬湫㕁㔹⢢
produced in the Palace workshops, Collection, no. 102; The Imperial numbers throughout the 18th Auction result comparison: The 䍣䐫偶⣦暄溆䉨晬湫䎕炻ⷞṃ⮷㯋㲉炻刚㽌歖刟
was originally intended to stand Connection. Court Related Chinese century and a large proportion of Meriem Collection Important ᷕ⚳炻IJĹᶾ䲨军IJĺᶾ䲨⇅㛇
alone, but was later enameled by Snuff Bottles, The Humphrey K. them were apparently produced at Chinese Snuff Bottles, Part II. ⑩䚠㤝⤥
the guyue xuan group of painters F. Hui Collection, no. 48; Zhao the court to be distributed as gifts. Christies, New York, 19 March ⊰䈁⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
(although the present bottle is Ruzheng, Jian Bian Bi Yan Hu, p. By the mid-Qing period, carved 2008, lot 203. (for a related
unmarked, likely because the mark 56, no. 54) realgar began to take fashion bottle) THE BLANCHE B. EXSTEIN EstimateġEUR 500,-
was worn off over time). among the glassworks and many COLLECTION OF CHINESE SNUFF Starting price EUR 250,-ġ
Auction result comparison: Fine fine examples were produced with BOTTLES. Christies, New York, 21
Shape: Compressed rounded form Chinese Ceramics and Works of this style of decoration. March 2002, lot 18. (for a related
Hollowing: Standard Art. Christies, New York, 19 - 20 bottle, also with splashed-realgar,
Mouth, neck and lip: Sprawling September 2013, lot 1609. (for Shape: Double-gourd form. dated 1740-1820)
short neck, convex top and large another enameled sapphire- Hollowing: Standard.
mouth blue glass bottle, also showing Mouth, neck and lip: Short 18军19ᶾ䲨⇅ầ晬湫㕁吓單⢢
Base: Flat rectangular significant wear, but with the guyue sprawling neck with slanted lip and 德㖶䘬㡽刚䍣䐫⢢溆䵜歖导䘬晬
Design, marks, school: Imperial xuan mark still intact) flat top 湫㔹溆
glass workshops Beijing; possibly Base: Round convex base ᷕ⚳炻18ᶾ䲨军19ᶾ䲨⇅
later enameled by the guyue xuan ⮹夳䘬䏢䐗”咖剙”滣䂇⢢ Stopper: Incised metal on a black ⑩䚠㤝Ἓ
group of painters, the mark likely ⮞䞛啵䍣䐫炻䵈䘥暁刚䏢䐗⼑丒 platelet, good old spoon. ⊰䈁⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
worn off over time ᷕ⚳炻IJĹᶾ䲨 Height of the bottle with stopper:
Stopper: Tourmaline cabochon on a 䍣䐫䒞幓⑩䚠㤝⤥炻䏢䐗⚾㟰㚱 6,8 cm. EstimateġEUR 500,-
white platelet, good spoon 䢐㎵ Width of the mouth: 6,4 mm. Starting price EUR 250,-
Height of the bottle with stopper: ⊰䈁⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
6 cm.
Width of the mouth: 7 mm. EstimateġEUR 800,-
Starting price EUR 400,-

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