A FACETED RUBY-RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1720-1800

Details

A FACETED RUBY-RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1720-1800
The transparent ruby-red bottle is of elongated ovoid form and raised on a circular footrim surmounted by a wide cylindrical mouth and is carved overall with a symmetrical pattern of irregular facets.
2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm.) high, pearl stopper

Provenance

Ralph M. Chait, New York.
Martin Schoen Collection; acquired from Belle Schoen, New York, 1988.

Exhibited

Exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Martin Schoen, China Institute in America, New York, 1 December 1952-31 January 1953, no. 24.
Taipei Gallery, New York, Chinese Snuff Bottles, 1-29 October 1993, p. 9.

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Lot Essay

This is an unusual multi-faceted ruby glass example from the Imperial Glassworks. The tall ovoid form is relatively rare amongst the group of faceted bottles made at the Palace. The wide mouth suggests a date relatively early in the 18th century.

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