IMPORTANT CHINESE TWO-COLOR OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE 1740-1800
In ovoid form, with ruyi-form clouds and a dark gray qilong dragon guarding a dramatic comma-decorated green bi on an opaque lemon yellow ground. Height 2". Coral and gilt porcelain stopper.
Provenance: Bob C. Stevens. Sotheby's, Fine and Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Bob C. Stevens, Part I, Honolulu, November 7, 1981, Lot #1, color plate #1. Ashkenazie, San Francisco. Kaplan Collection. Collection of Louise Randall. Exhibited: Mikimoto catalogue, #48. Illustrated: The Collectors Book of Snuff Bottles by Bob Stevens (Vermont and Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1976). To Have and to Hold, Three Centuries and Beyond, J.W.A. International, Inc.
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