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72 - A CARVED DUCK-EGG GREEN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1740-1820
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£1,500 - 2,500 (€1,700 - 3,000)Sale fees
A CARVED DUCK-EGG GREEN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1740-1820 To Be Sold Without Reserve Of compressed ovoid form with a cylindrical neck, wide mouth, flat lip and flat hexagonal foot with six grooves to give the impression of a recessed, hexagonal foot, carved with a faceted decagonal profile, each of the facets of hexagonal shape, the two main sides with raised oval, convex panels, each surrounded by a flat frame and a series of ten further hexagonal facets Height: 5.8cm Provenance: Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd, 22nd October 2007, (a copy of the original invoice available) This pale, duck-egg green colour is extremely unusual for the Imperial glassworks, or any other glassworks in China. It is also unusual in being decagonal rather than octagonal in profile. For a discussion on glass snuff bottles, including the faceted group made for the Court to be distributed as gifts in large numbers, see Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Vol. 5, Glass Ω This Lot was imported from outside of the UK, under the Temporary Admission regime 5% import VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer” and 20% VAT will be charged on the ‘buyer’s premium
Auction details
Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Robert G. Piper: All Bottles To Be Sold Without ReserveAuction house
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