US$ 5,000 - 7,000 CNY 34,000 - 47,000

18/3/2019

邦瀚斯(Bonhams)

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Chinese Works of Art

AN UNUSUAL YELLOW GLASS TWIN ELEPHANT-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE Likely Imperial Glassworks ,Beijing ,1760-1830
Likely Imperial Glassworks ,Beijing ,1760-1830
Carved in the form of two stylized caparisoned elephants with heads turned back ,a vase set on their shared back emerging from a border of formalized lingzhi-heads at the shoulder ,with two bats and a tasseled textile ,the tassels and elephant’s feet forming the foot rim ,the details all finely carved. 2in (5cm) high
注脚
1760-1830年 北京宫廷玻璃造办处 明黄料太平景象纹鼻烟壶
Provenance:
William A Parker Jr.
Acquired in December 1993
Whereas several elephant-form ,yellow glass snuff bottles attributed to the imperial glassworks in Beijing have come to market in recent years - including notable examples from the Mary and George Bloch Collection sold in our Hong Kong rooms ,27 May 2012 ,lot 141 and from the J & J Collection ,sold at Christie’s ,Hong Kong ,25 April 2004 ,lot 805 - this two-headed example is very rare. A second bottle from the Bloch Collection featuring a two-headed elephant carved from aragonite was sold at Sotheby’s ,Hong Kong ,1 June 2015 ,lot 78.
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Please note this snuff bottle is not from Joseph Silver’s collection