Two carved green glass snuff bottles
Two carved green glass snuff bottles
18th/19th century
The first a rounded bottle, expertly carved with paired archaic dragons to the front and back; the second a rounded square bottle, deftly carved with formalized scrolls framing a central lotus blossom to the front and back, the foot with a Qianlong nian zhi mark incised in seal script.
2 1/4 and 2 1/2in (5.7 and 6.4cm) high
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Two carved green glass snuff bottles
18th/19th century
The first a rounded bottle, expertly carved with paired archaic dragons to the front and back; the second a rounded square bottle, deftly carved with formalized scrolls framing a central lotus blossom to the front and back, the foot with a Qianlong nian zhi mark incised in seal script.
2 1/4 and 2 1/2in (5.7 and 6.4cm) high