A FIVE-COLOUR OVERLAY MILKY WHITE-GLASS 'CHILONG' SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY, MID-18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY of transparent ruby-red, sapphire-blue, pale yellow, semi-transparent turquoise-blue, pale olive-green and milky white glass, with one or two scattered air bubbles of various sizes, with a flat lip and recessed, slightly concave foot surrounded by a protruding flat footrim, carved as a single overlay with a continuous design of what appears to be five chilong, two formalized shou characters, and a formalized floral motif or another cloud; the tourmaline stopper with a vinyl collar 5.8 cm., 2¼ in.
A FIVE-COLOUR OVERLAY MILKY WHITE-GLASS 'CHILONG' SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY, MID-18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY of transparent ruby-red, sapphire-blue, pale yellow, semi-transparent turquoise-blue, pale olive-green and milky white glass, with one or two scattered air bubbles of various sizes, with a flat lip and recessed, slightly concave foot surrounded by a protruding flat footrim, carved as a single overlay with a continuous design of what appears to be five chilong, two formalized shou characters, and a formalized floral motif or another cloud; the tourmaline stopper with a vinyl collar 5.8 cm., 2¼ in.
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