Two red overlay glass snuff bottles
Two red overlay glass snuff bottles
19th century
The first a compressed globular bottle, skillfully carved with a continuous scene, depicting figures at leisure in a pleasant surrounding with lush trees rising from serrated rocks; the second of elongated ovoid profile, the semi-transparent bottle decorated with a layer of red overlay, carved with squirrels and grape vines.
2 1/8 and 3 in (5.4 and 7.2cm) high
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Two red overlay glass snuff bottles
19th century
The first a compressed globular bottle, skillfully carved with a continuous scene, depicting figures at leisure in a pleasant surrounding with lush trees rising from serrated rocks; the second of elongated ovoid profile, the semi-transparent bottle decorated with a layer of red overlay, carved with squirrels and grape vines.
2 1/8 and 3 in (5.4 and 7.2cm) high