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1770-1850
Details
A WHITE-OVERLAY BLACK GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1770-1850
The bottle is carved in high relief through the white overlay to the black ground with the 'Three Friends of Winter', bamboo, prunus and pine, growing from rocks, and the narrow sides with handles formed by a shou medallion, a bat and an 'endless knot'.
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high, shell stopper
1770-1850
The bottle is carved in high relief through the white overlay to the black ground with the 'Three Friends of Winter', bamboo, prunus and pine, growing from rocks, and the narrow sides with handles formed by a shou medallion, a bat and an 'endless knot'.
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high, shell stopper
Provenance
Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1995.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1771.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1771.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
Corning, New York, Corning Museum of Glass, 2007-2008.
Corning, New York, Corning Museum of Glass, 2007-2008.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP