US$ 1,200 - 1,800 CNY 8,100 - 12,000
18/10/2016
邦瀚斯(Bonhams)
旧金山
Asian Decorative Arts
A blue overlay decorated clear glass snuff bottle 1800-1880
1800-1880
The slender bottle with sloping shoulders ,standing upon a well-finished oval foot ring ,the front and back worked with sapphire-blue overlays ,finely carved on one side with a cat and a butterfly ,and the reverse depicting a large vase containing a leafy orchid and a lingzhi branch tied with tasseled coins ,with a tiny bird perched on rocks nearby; all in contrast to a clear ground. 2 3/8in (6cm) high
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Provenance
Robert Hall ,30 September 1992
