Page 52 - Carl Barron Snuff Bottle Collection, CHRISTIE's Spet 12 2018

•659
A FACETED TRANSPARENT AMBER GLASS
SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1710-1770
The tapered bottle is carved with a fat hexagonal panel on
each side surrounded by facets. The interior has a fne crizzle.
2¬ in. (6.6 cm.) high, quartz stopper
$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE
Universal Arts and Antiques, Taipei, January 2002.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2002.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
no. 3369.
1710-1770年 御製琥珀玻璃磨花鼻煙壺

659

•~660
A RARE PARCEL-GILT INLAID SILVER AND GLASS
SNUFF BOTTLE
PROBABLY PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1760-1820
The bottle consists of a dark amber glass inner bottle encased
in an outer silver shell decorated on either side in openwork with
scrolling dragons surrounding a central fower-head medallion inset
with malachite and coral-colored glass petals encircling a shou
character, while the narrow sides have gilt-silver lion-mask and
ring handles on vertical foliate straps, all between borders of blue
champlevé enamel ruyi heads above the gilt-silver foot and below
the gilt-silver neck. The gilt-silver cover is similarly inlaid.
2¡ in. (6 cm.) high, matching metal inlaid stopper and metal spoon
$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 1998.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
no. 2738.

A very rare example, this bottle was likely made as a gift to a
visiting Mongolian dignitary. The use of materials and techniques
is lavish, particularly the amber glass ground.
1760-1820年 玻玻璃胎部分鎏金嵌銀鏤雕龍紋壽字鼻煙壺
660
50