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A BLUE-OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1880

The transparent, cobalt-blue overlay is carved through to the
translucent white ground on either main side with a carp leaping
amongst scattered water weeds. Each narrow side is decorated with a
mask and ring handle.
2¬ in. (6.6 cm.) high, glass stopper

$1,500-2,500

PROVENANCE:

Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, 2007.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4658.

1780-1880年 涅白地套藍玻璃鯉魚紋鼻煙壺

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A GREEN-OVERLAY BROWN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1770-1860

The dark green opaque overlay is carved through to the translucent
caramel-brown ground with a dense, continuous design of squirrels
climbing amidst leafy grape vines.
277 2º in. (5.6 cm.) high, glass stopper

$2,500-3,500

PROVENANCE:

Robert Kleiner, London, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4738.

For a similar example with the green outer layer carved with praying
mantises, also on a caramel-tone ground, see R. Kleiner, The Nordic
Butterfy Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong, 2010, Part I, p.
227, no. 197.

1770-1860年 褐地套綠玻璃松鼠葡萄紋鼻煙壺

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