Large Crisp Reverse Painted Chinese Glass Snuff Bottle
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Title: Large Crisp Reverse Painted Chinese Glass Snuff Bottle
Description: This is an absolutely stunning crystal glass snuff bottle! It has a frosty finish with amazing reverse painting! One side shows one older man and one young man enjoying nature in a garden with a tree in the background. The other side shows an amazing mountain scape overlooking a river valley with a house beneath a tree. It has a red glass top with a thick glass spoon.
This is one of 3 antique snuff bottles we have listed individually; please see those listings as well!
Signed: Not signed
Dimensions: 3 inches tall with lid, 2.75 inches without lid. 2.25 inches widest, 1.25 inches wide at smallest point.
Weight: 77.1g
Condition: Only light surface wear, minor wear to paint inside bottle, lid and spoon in good shape.
Provenance: This 3 piece Chinese estate lot is from a Manhattan retiree. The family said their relatives shopped at Upper East Side antiques venues including Sotheby’s. They also said some of the artist and subject names associated with those 3 snuff bottles selling individually are The Xian Feng Emperor’s wife, the famed Empress Dowager Cixi and Mo Shao Xuan of Queen Xiao Zhen. An inventory number associated with one or more of the 3 items was 3741R. Please note that we do not know which names are or may be associated with which bottle or bottles, if at all. Family names not made available.
Shipping: 8x6x4
Listed by: Amanda HFA NMHH
Condition
Only light surface wear, minor wear to paint inside bottle, lid and spoon in good shape.
Dimensions
3 x 2.25 x 1.25 in
Weight
77.1 g
Buyer's Premium
- 23%
Large Crisp Reverse Painted Chinese Glass Snuff Bottle
Estimate $200 - $400
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