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A GUYUE XUAN ENAMELED OPAQUE PROVENANCE
TURQUOISE-GREEN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE Robert Hall, London, 1995.
IMPERIAL, YANGZHOU, 1770-1799 Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1867.
The fattened bottle is of blue-green color and decorated with
two long-tailed birds perched on fowering branches. An iron-red The completion of the Guyue Xuan, in 1767, for the Qianlong
Guyue Xuan (Ancient Moon Pavilion) mark is written on the base. Emperor, prompted him to order a series of enamel-on-glass
wares, which apparently involved not only the established
2¡ in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper enamelers at the Palace workshops, but also a new group of
enamelers co-opted by the Court. The entire group is discussed
$3,500-4,500
by H. Moss in “Mysteries of the Ancient Moon,” Journal of the
International Chinese Snuf Bottle Society, Spring 2006, pp. 16-33.
A similar bottle from a private North American collection was sold
at Christie’s New York, 22-23 March 2012, lot 1580.
1770-1799年 御製揚州作玻璃胎畫琺瑯花鳥紋鼻煙壺
礬紅篆書「古月軒」款
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A MILKY WHITE AND PINK SANDWICHED
GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1720-1830
The compressed bottle with fat narrow sides is accented with
dark pink splashes sandwiched between two layers of translucent,
milky white glass.
2 in. (5 cm.) high, glass stopper
$2,500-3,400
PROVENANCE
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 1998.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
no. 2744.
1720-1830年 御製白夾粉紅玻璃鼻煙壺

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