Two red overlay 'snowflake' glass snuff bottles
Two red overlay 'snowflake' glass snuff bottles
19th century
Each surmounted with two faux lion mask-and-ring handles to the narrow sides; the first a compressed globular bottle, finely carved with two grazing horses in the shade of a pine tree on each main side; the second an elongated bottle, fluidly carved to display a supple chilong to the front and back, one with its long tail extended and curling to the underside of the bottle to form a foot ring.
3 1/8 and 2 3/8in in (7.9 and 6cm) high
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Two red overlay 'snowflake' glass snuff bottles
19th century
Each surmounted with two faux lion mask-and-ring handles to the narrow sides; the first a compressed globular bottle, finely carved with two grazing horses in the shade of a pine tree on each main side; the second an elongated bottle, fluidly carved to display a supple chilong to the front and back, one with its long tail extended and curling to the underside of the bottle to form a foot ring.
3 1/8 and 2 3/8in in (7.9 and 6cm) high