TWO RED OVERLAY SNOWFLAKE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES

1780-1850

1780-1850
The first of ovoid form, each side carved with a lion playing with a brocade ball, flanked by lion mask and mock ring handles on the shoulders, all supported on an oval foot ring; the second of flattened globular form, carved with a continuous scene of children playing, all supported on an oval foot ring.
2 3/4in (6.7cm) high, the taller

1780-1850? ???????????

Provenance
The lions bottle: Hartman Rare Art, New York, 1975
The children bottle: Vanessa Holden, March 1999