Two molded and enameled glass bottles
1750-1840
The first of flattened ovoid form with a concave rim to the slightly waisted neck and oval foot rim, with multicolored trailing lingzhi issuing from orange-hued chilong on the narrow sides; the second of flattened vasiform with a concave rim and jardinere-shaped lower section marked by a projecting horizontal rim, decorated to either side with flowering prunus, bamboo and peony in colored enamels, the base with a hall mark of later date.
2 and 2 1/8in (5.2 and 5.5cm) high
The first of flattened ovoid form with a concave rim to the slightly waisted neck and oval foot rim, with multicolored trailing lingzhi issuing from orange-hued chilong on the narrow sides; the second of flattened vasiform with a concave rim and jardinere-shaped lower section marked by a projecting horizontal rim, decorated to either side with flowering prunus, bamboo and peony in colored enamels, the base with a hall mark of later date.
2 and 2 1/8in (5.2 and 5.5cm) high
Sold for
US$ 2,000
inc. premium
Lot heading
Snuff Bottles
Property from a West Coast Collection
Property from a West Coast Collection
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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