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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 1562

A RUBY RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE 1563
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH SATURDAY AT SOTHEBY'S: ASIAN ART
CENTURY

of compressed pear shape, the rounded sides rising
to a short tapered neck, supported on a neatly carved
oval foot, the transparent glass of ruby-red color,
stopper (2)
Height 2¼ in., 5.7 cm

PROVENANCE
Collection of Robert and Molly Hsieh.
Sotheby’s New York, 23rd March, 2004, lot 11.

$ 2,000-3,000

㶭⋩ℓġİġ⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ德㖶䲭㕁滣䄁⢢

1562

A RUBY RED GLASS ‘KUILONG’ SNUFF
BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH
CENTURY

of attened ovoid form raised on an oval foot ring and
rising to a waisted neck encircled with pendent leaves,
the body with a band of archaistic confronting kuilong
between scrolled acanthus leaves, the tapering base
ringed with lotus petal lappets, stopper (2)
Height 2¾ in., 7 cm

PROVENANCE
Acquired in the 1920s, and thence by descent.

$ 1,200-1,500

㶭⋩ℓġİġ⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ
德㖶䲭㕁晽⢼漵䲳滣䄁⢢

1563

PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

A FIVE COLOR GLASS OVERLAY
SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY, 1780 1860

of compressed ovoid form, with overlay in green,
yellow, pink, red and blue on a white bubble su used
ground, carved with tall owers springing from
rockwork, with a bird and a bat ying above, stopper
(2)
Height 2⅝ in., 6.7 cm

PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 28th April, 1993, lot 386.
Property from a distinguished Asian collection.
Sotheby’s New York, 19th September, 2001, lot 239.

$ 5,000-7,000

㶭ġ1780军1860⸜ġġġ
暒暷⛘⣿Ḽ刚㕁剙沍⚾滣䄁⢢

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