AN EMERALD-GREEN OVERLAY WHITE GLASS ‘LOTUS’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY Katalognummer: SN0618-040 Glass, with incised overlay carved in high relief China 19th century Finely carved through the emerald green overlay to the opaque milky white glass, showing and circumferential depiction of various lotus plants surrounded by tendrils, leaves and a butterfly with details neatly incised. Shape: Flattened pear shape Hollowing: Standard Mouth, neck and lip: Elongated, sprawling neck with flat top and small, cylindric mouth Base: Oval raised foot in green overlay with rounded rim Stopper: Red glass in imitation of coral on yellow platelet Height of the bottle with stopper: 7 cm. Width of the mouth: 4 mm. Width of the neck: 13 mm. Condition: One flat chip to lip, two tiny chips to overly, minor nibbling an wear, overall good Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection acquired before 1930 Literature comparison: Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles. Christies, London, November 13th, 2015, lot 1117. CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES. Bonhams, New York, September 12th, 2016, lot 9034. (for other green on white overlay snuff bottles with a ‘lotus’ subject) 清代翠綠色套白料“蓮花”鼻烟壺 唇部有一道切口，瓶身有兩道細微小裂紋，局部有磨損及磕碰，整體良好 奧地利私人老收藏，1930年前購入，家族傳承 Schätzpreis 估價: € 300 Startpreis 起拍價: € 150
AN EMERALD-GREEN OVERLAY WHITE GLASS ‘LOTUS’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY Katalognummer: SN0618-040 Glass, with incised overlay carved in high relief China 19th century Finely carved through the emerald green overlay to the opaque milky white glass, showing and circumferential depiction of various lotus plants surrounded by tendrils, leaves and a butterfly with details neatly incised. Shape: Flattened pear shape Hollowing: Standard Mouth, neck and lip: Elongated, sprawling neck with flat top and small, cylindric mouth Base: Oval raised foot in green overlay with rounded rim Stopper: Red glass in imitation of coral on yellow platelet Height of the bottle with stopper: 7 cm. Width of the mouth: 4 mm. Width of the neck: 13 mm. Condition: One flat chip to lip, two tiny chips to overly, minor nibbling an wear, overall good Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection acquired before 1930 Literature comparison: Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles. Christies, London, November 13th, 2015, lot 1117. CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES. Bonhams, New York, September 12th, 2016, lot 9034. (for other green on white overlay snuff bottles with a ‘lotus’ subject) 清代翠綠色套白料“蓮花”鼻烟壺 唇部有一道切口，瓶身有兩道細微小裂紋，局部有磨損及磕碰，整體良好 奧地利私人老收藏，1930年前購入，家族傳承 Schätzpreis 估價: € 300 Startpreis 起拍價: € 150
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