A rare six-colour overlay glass snuff bottle
A rare six-colour overlay glass snuff bottle
Imperial, Palace Workshops, Beijing, 18th/19th century
Exquisitely carved through overlays of translucent sapphire blue, green, pink, ruby-red, yellow and turquoise with a continuous design of undulating leafy branches of blossoming chrysanthemum issuing from pierced rockwork, all on a dense 'snowstorm' ground, stopper. 7.5cm (3in) high (2).
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A rare six-colour overlay glass snuff bottle
Imperial, Palace Workshops, Beijing, 18th/19th century
Exquisitely carved through overlays of translucent sapphire blue, green, pink, ruby-red, yellow and turquoise with a continuous design of undulating leafy branches of blossoming chrysanthemum issuing from pierced rockwork, all on a dense 'snowstorm' ground, stopper. 7.5cm (3in) high (2).
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