A green overlay cafe au lait glass 'chilong' snuff bottle

Snuff Bottles
Property from Various Owners
A green overlay cafe au lait glass 'chilong' snuff bottle
Probably Imperial, attributed to the Beijing Palace Workshops, late 18th century
Finely carved through the green overlay around the side walls with three sinuous chilong, the long tail of the largest animal curved to the bottom of the bottle to form a support.
2 5/8in (6.7cm) high