Five glass snuff bottles 18th/19th century The first a black glass bottle imitating jet, its narrow sides surmounted with a pair of faux animal mask-and-ring handles; the second a ruby-red pear-shaped bottle supported on a finely finished oval foot ring; the third a turquoise-blue cylindrical bottle with cinnabar-red overlay; the fourth a transparent blue bottle with faceted side walls and a fine conforming foot; the last a deep blue bottle flanked with a pair of finely defined faux lion mask-and-ring handles, the striking metal suffused with numerous tiny bubbles. 2 3/16 to 3 1/4in (5.6 to 8.3cm) high (5).
Five glass snuff bottles 18th/19th century The first a black glass bottle imitating jet, its narrow sides surmounted with a pair of faux animal mask-and-ring handles; the second a ruby-red pear-shaped bottle supported on a finely finished oval foot ring; the third a turquoise-blue cylindrical bottle with cinnabar-red overlay; the fourth a transparent blue bottle with faceted side walls and a fine conforming foot; the last a deep blue bottle flanked with a pair of finely defined faux lion mask-and-ring handles, the striking metal suffused with numerous tiny bubbles. 2 3/16 to 3 1/4in (5.6 to 8.3cm) high (5).
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