A RUBY-RED GLASS FACETED SNUFF BOTTLE

Circa 1730-1840

Circa 1730-1840
The transparent bottle of deep-ruby-red colour, carved on either side with a raised faceted panel beneath the cylindrical neck, the surface with areas of iridescent swirling markings. 3.8cm (1 1/2in) high.

約1730-1840年 寶石紅料磨棱鼻煙壺

Provenance:
Captain W.F. Collins (1865 - 1948), Beijing, who sent the snuff bottle to Bluett's on 30 March 1926
Bluett & Sons Ltd., London
E. A. Parry (1879-1946), London, acquired from the above on 23 May 1928, and thence by descent

來源：
高林士（1865-1948）於1926年3月30日由北京送至倫敦古董商Bluett's
倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons Ltd.
倫敦E. A. Parry（1879-1946）舊藏，於1928年5月23日購自上者，並由後人保存迄今

Captain William Fellows Collins, was agent in Peking for the Anglo-French China Corporation Ltd and for S. Pearson & Son, and supplied Bluett's, John Sparks, Franck & Co and other dealers with consignment of Chinese ceramics and works of art from Beijing. He later reached the rank of Colonel and was awarded the DSO. For more information about Collins, see R.Davids and D.Jellinek, Provenance, Oxon, 2011, p.124.

A similar example is illustrated by R.Hall, Chinese Snuff Bottles III, Hong Kong, 1990, no.8. See also Snuff Bottles in the Collection of the National Palace Museum, 1991, p.210, nos.261 and 263. The attractive swirling iridescence on the present bottle may indicate a Yongzheng or early Qianlong date.

A similar ruby-red faceted glass snuff bottle, 1800-1860, from the Bob C. Stevens collection, was sold by Bonhams New York, 9 September 2019, lot 111. See also a ruby-red faceted snuff bottle, Yongzheng mark and period, from the Mary and George Bloch collection, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 24 November 2014, lot 94.

高林士（William F. Collins上尉），時任聯華銀公司（Anglo-French China Corporation Ltd）及英國培生集團（S. Pearson & Son）駐北京代理，並為英國Bluett's、John Sparks、Franck & Co 等古董商由北京提供中國古董及藝術品。其後擢升至上校，並被授予傑出服務勳章。有關高林士的具體信息，參見R.Davids與D.Jellinek著，《Provenance》，牛津，2011年，頁124。

同款鼻煙壺亦見於R.Hall著，《Chinese Snuff Bottles》卷三，香港，1990年，編號8；以及《故宮鼻煙壼》，台北，1991年，頁210，編號261與263。本例表面的渦狀炫彩表明其或製作於雍正時期或乾隆早期。

參考一例Bob C. Stevens舊藏1800-1860年寶石紅料磨棱鼻煙壺，售於紐約邦瀚斯，2019年9月9日，拍品編號111。香港蘇富比亦曾於2014年11月24日售出一例瑪麗及莊智博舊藏清雍正寶石紅料磨棱鼻煙壺，拍品編號94。