A BLUE-OVERLAY MILKY-WHITE GLASS 'BUTTERFLY' SNUFF BOTTLE IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD of transparent sapphire-blue and semi-transparent milky white glass, each with one or two small air bubbles, with a flat lip and recessed convex foot surrounded by a protruding rounded footrim, carved as a single overlay with a continuous design of a butterfly flying over a rocky ground with lingzhi, bamboo, and flowering narcissus; the carnelian ‘official’s hat’ stopper with an integral finial and collar; together with a watercolour illustration by Peter Stuart 4.6 cm., 1 3/4 in. watercolour 40.7 by 33.6 cm., 16 by 13 1/4 in.
A BLUE-OVERLAY MILKY-WHITE GLASS 'BUTTERFLY' SNUFF BOTTLE IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD of transparent sapphire-blue and semi-transparent milky white glass, each with one or two small air bubbles, with a flat lip and recessed convex foot surrounded by a protruding rounded footrim, carved as a single overlay with a continuous design of a butterfly flying over a rocky ground with lingzhi, bamboo, and flowering narcissus; the carnelian ‘official’s hat’ stopper with an integral finial and collar; together with a watercolour illustration by Peter Stuart 4.6 cm., 1 3/4 in. watercolour 40.7 by 33.6 cm., 16 by 13 1/4 in.
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