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Antique Chinese Peking Red Overlay Snowflake Glass Snuff Bottle
$3,500
£2,665.18
€3,068.88
CA$4,959.81
A$5,334.98
CHF 2,851.17
MX$62,884.25
NOK 35,946.57
SEK 32,861.99
DKK 22,929.71
About the Item
Antique Chinese Peking Red Overlay Snowflake Glass Snuff Bottle, of flattened ovoid shape with sloping shoulders, round neck, thin and flat mouth rim, raised oval foot and countersunk base, fine detailed carved decoration of archaistic kui dragons design in the formation of the character xi (happiness) from the mat lipstick red overlay down to the bubbled and white flecked “snowflake” base glass, the shoulder with animal mask and ring handles also in red as well at the foot rim. The stopper, collar and thin curved spoon carved of organic material.
Minor mouth rim frits otherwise fine condition.
2-3/8 inches high x 1-5/8 inches wide x 3/4 of an inch deep (6cm x 4cm x 2cm)
1 oz. (30g.)
1750 - 1820
Provenance:
New York Private Collection
Sotheby’s New York 19 September, 2016 Asian Art, lot # 1064
For a similar bottle see:
Sotheby’s London Tuesday, March 3, 1987 Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Eric Young Collection, Part I, pp.8-9, lot 21 with the similar character identified as “long” dragon.
Bonhams New York The Dr. Sylvan and Faith Golder Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles Part I, September 11, 2017, p.15 lot 9014.
For related bottles in blue overlay see:
Sotheby’s New York Fine Chinese Ceramics
Works of Art March 27, 2003, lot #371 from the Ann
John Hamilton Collection.
Butterfield
Butterfield San Francisco Fine Asian Works of Art June 27, 2000 p.129 lot # 3378B.
Bonhams New York, Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles, Monday March 13, 2017, lot #1000 from the Elsa Glickman collection.
- Dimensions:Height: 2.38 in (6.05 cm)Width: 1.63 in (4.15 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
- Style:Qing (Of the Period)
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1750 - 1820
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor mouth rim frits otherwise fine condition.
- Seller Location:Point Richmond, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: TM-UH800201stDibs: LU1778244278712
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