Two blue glass 'dragon' snuff bottles

Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mr. Albert Chan Yue Hong
Two blue glass 'dragon' snuff bottles
18th/19th century
Each of compressed globular form; the first a teal blue bottle supported on a splayed foot ring, with a waisted neck, flat lip, expertly carved with supple, dynamic chilong on each main side, the mane rendered in finely incised lines; the second a sapphire blue bottle carved with a pair of facing kui dragons in a highly stylized fashion on each broadside enclosing a shou roundel and a precious pearl, the feet of the dragons forming the support of the bottle.
2 and 2 1/8in (5.1 and 5.4cm) high (2).