Asian Art I - 15th November 2016
Lot 53
A CHINESE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1820 The ovoid body carved in shallow relief with a...
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £1900
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Description
A CHINESE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1820
The ovoid body carved in shallow relief with a cinnabar-red overlay, depicting a vase containing peony, incense burners, a bitong, tea wares and other scholarly objects to represent the Hundred Antiques, all reserved on a milky-white ground, 7.3cm.
Provenance: Clare Lawrence Ltd. The Monimar Collection. Christie's, 12th October 1987, lot 30. The Dwyer Collection. The Bentley Collection.
Exhibited: LACMA, Los Angeles, USA, 1984.
Illustrated: C Lawrence, Miniature Masterpieces from the Middle Kingdom, The Monimar Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, pp.252-253, no.120.104.