A THREE-COLOR OVERLAY TRANSPARENT GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
A THREE-COLOR OVERLAY TRANSPARENT GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850
Of flattened oval form rising to a tubular neck with flat lip, each side carved with a fat goldfish grasping a strand of green waterweed in its mouth, the goldfish carved from the blue overlay on one side and red on the other, the green overlay also used to form the oval foot ring.
2 1/4in (5.8cm) high
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A THREE-COLOR OVERLAY TRANSPARENT GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850
Of flattened oval form rising to a tubular neck with flat lip, each side carved with a fat goldfish grasping a strand of green waterweed in its mouth, the goldfish carved from the blue overlay on one side and red on the other, the green overlay also used to form the oval foot ring.
2 1/4in (5.8cm) high