A VERY RARE FACETED PALE GREY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1720-1780
Each convex side is carved with four facets, and the narrow sides with three facets. The transparent glass is of an even pale greyish tone.
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high, quartz stopper
来源
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2006. Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4363.
展览
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
注意事项
This lot is offered without reserve.
拍品专文
The color of the present bottle is very rare. It varies in appearance under different lights, varying from pale lavender-grey to pale bluish-grey.