Three aventurine glass snuff bottles
Three aventurine glass snuff bottles
18th/19th century
The first a black bottle with rich gold splashes; the second a brilliant transparent blue bottle of slender tapering outline, with a wide mouth, thin flat lip, sensitively finished, raised and recessed oval foot, the metal with random gold droplets; the third a white and green layered bottle with arrayed gold and deeper green flecks and streaks.
1 15/16 to 3 5/16in (5 to 8.4cm) high
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Three aventurine glass snuff bottles
18th/19th century
The first a black bottle with rich gold splashes; the second a brilliant transparent blue bottle of slender tapering outline, with a wide mouth, thin flat lip, sensitively finished, raised and recessed oval foot, the metal with random gold droplets; the third a white and green layered bottle with arrayed gold and deeper green flecks and streaks.
1 15/16 to 3 5/16in (5 to 8.4cm) high