TWO OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES

TWO OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
1780-1850
The first of flattened ovoid shape in opaque yellow, overlaid with translucent ocher carved on one side with a carp leaping from turbulent waters, emitting vapors from its mouth bearing a pavilion, the other side carved with a crane bearing a peach branch flying above the rising sun; the second of flattened circular shape in snowflake glass, the opaque blue layer carved with figures and the 'Three Friends of Winter' in a landscape.
2 5/8in (6.8cm) high, the taller