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A SMALL COLLECTION OF GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES A SMALL SELECTION OF GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
Late Qing Dynasty and later Late Qing Dynasty and later
Comprising two red overlay on snowstorm glass bottles, one carved Comprising: a turquoise glass imitating aquamarine bottle carved with
with chilong, the other with a crane and Immortals, and a five glass gourds; a green overlay on turquoise glass bottle carved with insects;
overlay bottle carved with camellias; together with two enamelled a purple and pink snowstorm bottle decorated with bamboo and taijitu
bottles, one on transparent turquoise glass, gu yue xuan mark, the designs; a small sapphire blue glass bottle, the base with incised
other on opaque mustard yellow glass, Qianlong four-character mark; seal script mark ‘yi tang’ [繹堂]; and a ‘harlequin’ glass bottle; all with
all with stoppers. stoppers.
The largest: 7cm (2 3/4in) high (10). The tallest: 6cm (2 3/8in) high (10).

£1,500 - 2,000 £1,000 - 1,500
CNY13,000 - 17,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000 CNY8,600 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 15,000

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