A SAPPHIRE-BLUE GLASS OVERLAY ‘LOTUS POND’ SNUFF BOTTLE, ATTRIBUTED TO THE IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1750-1790

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A SAPPHIRE-BLUE GLASS OVERLAY ‘LOTUS POND’ SNUFF BOTTLE, ATTRIBUTED TO THE IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1750-1790 The baluster body supported on a short foot and rising to a rounded shoulder with tapered neck and thick everted rim. The exterior masterfully carved through the transparent sapphire-blue outer layer to the opaque milky-white ground with a single overlay of lotus growing in clumps of leaves, flowers, and buds from waves around the base. Stopper: Gilt bronze Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 83 mm, Diameter neck 18mm and mouth 7 mm Literature comparison: Compare a closely related sapphire-blue glass overlay milk-white snuff bottle, attributed to the imperial glassworks, Beijing, dated 1750-1790, 7.1 cm tall, illustrated in Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Albemarle Collection, Part I / May 2004 / Robert Kleiner& Co. Ltd., London, 2004, p. 10, fig. 17. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 November 2011, lot 152 Price: HKD 300,000 or approx. EUR 48,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, color, and manner of carving. Note the different floral decoration and the size (61 mm). Note further that this bottle is attributed to the Imperial glassworks in Beijing, exactly like the present lot.

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