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1560 THREE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
228 SOTHEBY’S QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

the rst of ruby-red transparent glass and with
raised bosses; the second of a rich egg-yolk-
yellow; the third of opaque cafe-au-lait glass and
of faceted octagonal form centered with a carved
yinyang, stoppers (6)
Height of tallest 2½ in., 6.5 cm

PROVENANCE
The red snu bottle: The Humphrey Collection,
Texas.
The yellow snu bottle: A Connecticut private
collection.
The cafe-au-lait snu bottle: Collection of Agatha
and Irving Aronson, California.

$ 2,000-3,000

㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ㕁滣䄁⢢ᶱẞ

1560

TWO GLASS OVERLAY SNUFF
BOTTLES
LATE QING DYNASTY

the rst of compressed ovoid form with a blue
chilong on a clear snow ake ground with yellow
swirls, the second of compressed pear-form with
white to black layered overlay on a snow ake
ground, stoppers (4)
Height of taller 2¾ in., 7 cm

PROVENANCE
The chilong bottle: A Pennsylvania private
collection.

$ 1,500-2,000

㶭㛓ġġġ⣿㕁滣䄁⢢ℑẞ