A Chinese Inner Painted Glass, Group of Four Snuff Bottles
This skilfully rendered group of four glass snuff bottles bears delicate inner painted decoration on translucent glass bodies, each fitted with a polished bright red stopper. The bottles feature distinct scenes including colourful exotic birds among peony and bamboo blooms, a bustling architectural genre scene with human figures, a mountain landscape with seated figure and autumn foliage, and a robed classical beauty beside flowering plum branches, each motif holding established symbolic meaning in traditional Chinese iconography; peonies and colourful birds symbolise prosperity and joy, landscape scenes represent peace and contemplation, and the classical female figure embodies grace and refined beauty. The glass is predominantly clear translucent with soft milky undertones, one bottle having a warm pale golden tint to its body, with faint minor surface wear consistent with age and gentle handling. The colourful compositions are completed using refined reverse inner painting techniques, with delicate fine linework and rich layered colour applied to the interior wall of each bottle. Dimensions: each 7.5 cm height
Condition
All lots offered are sourced from a private estate and sold "as is, where is". These antique works of art will naturally exhibit age, wear, restoration, losses and imperfections consistent with their long history. The absence of any comment regarding a defect does not imply the lot is free from damage, repair or restoration. No warranty, express or implied, is provided with respect to the condition of any lot.
This skilfully rendered group of four glass snuff bottles bears delicate inner painted decoration on translucent glass bodies, each fitted with a polished bright red stopper. The bottles feature distinct scenes including colourful exotic birds among peony and bamboo blooms, a bustling architectural genre scene with human figures, a mountain landscape with seated figure and autumn foliage, and a robed classical beauty beside flowering plum branches, each motif holding established symbolic meaning in traditional Chinese iconography; peonies and colourful birds symbolise prosperity and joy, landscape scenes represent peace and contemplation, and the classical female figure embodies grace and refined beauty. The glass is predominantly clear translucent with soft milky undertones, one bottle having a warm pale golden tint to its body, with faint minor surface wear consistent with age and gentle handling. The colourful compositions are completed using refined reverse inner painting techniques, with delicate fine linework and rich layered colour applied to the interior wall of each bottle. Dimensions: each 7.5 cm height
Condition
All lots offered are sourced from a private estate and sold "as is, where is". These antique works of art will naturally exhibit age, wear, restoration, losses and imperfections consistent with their long history. The absence of any comment regarding a defect does not imply the lot is free from damage, repair or restoration. No warranty, express or implied, is provided with respect to the condition of any lot.
