A BLUE OVERLAY SNOWFLAKE GLASS 'FLORAL' SNUFF BOTTLE
A BLUE OVERLAY SNOWFLAKE GLASS 'FLORAL' SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850
Of flattened globular shape, the shoulders rising to a short tapered neck with a slightly concave lip, the blue overlay carved to form camellia and begonia on one face and orchid and plum on the other, each plant portrayed in a pot on a stand, the sides each carved with chrysanthemums in a beaker vase and lotus in a vase, the overlay further used to carved two chilong forming the footring, enclosing the characters ping'an (peace) in the convex foot.
2 3/4in (6.7cm) high
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A BLUE OVERLAY SNOWFLAKE GLASS 'FLORAL' SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850
Of flattened globular shape, the shoulders rising to a short tapered neck with a slightly concave lip, the blue overlay carved to form camellia and begonia on one face and orchid and plum on the other, each plant portrayed in a pot on a stand, the sides each carved with chrysanthemums in a beaker vase and lotus in a vase, the overlay further used to carved two chilong forming the footring, enclosing the characters ping'an (peace) in the convex foot.
2 3/4in (6.7cm) high
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