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AN INSCRIBED BLUE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
DATED QIANLONG JIAWU,
CORRESPONDING TO 1774

of attened ovoid form with a at lip and straight oval foot, the
transparent bubble-su used blue glass inscribed on both sides
with a poem by the Tang dynasty poet Wei Yingwu, followed
by the inscription Qianlong jiawu zhongchun yuti (imperially
inscribed in the second month of spring in the jiawu year of
Qianlong), with traces of red pigment
Height 2¾ in., 7 cm

PROVENANCE
European Private Collection (by repute).

$ 4,000-6,000
1774

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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

A RARE OPAQUE PINK GLASS VASE
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

the compressed globular body raised on a circular foot and
surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck, the glass of a soft pink
color fading to paler tones at the neck and lower body, the
base inscribed with a four-character Qianlong seal mark within
double squares
Height 6⅞ in., 17.5 cm

PROVENANCE
Collection of Raymond ‘Jimmy’ F.A. Riesco (1877-1964).
Gifted by ‘Jimmy’ Riesco to the grandfather of the present
owner in New Orleans, 1928, and thence by descent.
Compare a similar Qianlong mark and period glass vase of
the same form and color, but carved with upright lotus petals,
incised with an identical mark, formerly in the Jingguantang
and Shorenstein collections, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1st
December 2010, lot 2922. Another pink glass vase of this type,
incised with a Yongzheng mark, sold in the same rooms, 28th
April 1996, lot 525.

$ 15,000-20,000

Raymond ‘Jimmy’ F.A. Riesco
1877 1964

‘Jimmy’ Riesco
1928

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