AN AUBERGINE OVERLAY GLASS ‘FRUITING VINES’ SNUFF BOTTLE, REPUBLIC PERIOD

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AN AUBERGINE OVERLAY GLASS ‘FRUITING VINES’ SNUFF BOTTLE, REPUBLIC PERIOD China, 1912-1949. The globular body rising from a short circular foot through steeply curved shoulders to an unusually slender neck with a narrow mouth and a slightly concave rim. The exterior finely carved in high relief through the aubergine overlay to the translucent icy-white ground, and decorated with a continuous scene depicting a pair of highly abstracted squirrels with large bushy tails standing upon rocky outcrops beneath luxuriant leafy branches of fruiting grapevines. Stopper: Serpentine stopper, carved spoon Dimensions: Height 75 mm (incl. stopper), Diameter 15 mm (neck) and 6 mm (mouth)

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