Asian Art II - 21st May 2025
Lot 627
A CHINESE GREEN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE AND A 'SANDWICHED' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000
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Description
A CHINESE GREEN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE AND A 'SANDWICHED' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
4.8 and 5cm. (2)
From the Ramfield Collection, the green bottle purchased from Robert Kleiner, the other bottle from Robert Hall.
Each of rounded, flattened form; one decorated in semi-translucent emerald-green glass with paler streaks; the other with dark patches sandwiched between layers of clear brown and opaque white glass, imitating tortoiseshell.
Provenance: from the Ramfield Collection, the green bottle was purchased from Robert Kleiner, 15th June 2026, a copy of the invoice is available, the other bottle purchased from Robert Hall.