A PLAIN RUBY-PINK GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 1740-1800

The translucent pink glass around the neck gradually fading into a transparent, bubble-suffused ruby-red body, smooth surface polish
China, 1740-1800

This bottle is a plain example from a range of glass bottles in which we find the standard ruby color mixed with colorless glass to the point at which it becomes a pale ruby-pink with a high degree of transparency. Glass of this nature is found most often in a series of octagonal bottles decorated with Buddhist emblems and, usually, fish. These can be confidently designated Imperial, dated to the eighteenth century, and attributed to the Imperial glassworks.

Shape: Flattened round shape
Hollowing: Standard
Mouth, neck and lip: Cylindric neck with very wide mouth
Base: Oval base with neatly raised
Design, marks, school: Imperial glassworks, Beijing
Stopper: Green glass stopper
Height of the bottle with stopper: 7.1 cm.
Width of the mouth: 9 mm.
Width of the neck: 16 mm.
Weight: 46.4 grams
Condition: Perfect
Provenance: American private collection

Auction result comparison: J & J COLLECTION OF SNUFF BOTTLES, PART III. Christies, New York, 29 March 2006, lot 63. (compare with a carved version of this type of glass bottles)
寶石紅料素玻璃鼻烟壺，1740-1800
頸部半透明粉紅玻璃，往下逐漸退變成透明密集氣泡紅寶石色，表面抛光柔和
中國， 1740-1800
壺型： 扁平圓形
掏膛： 規整
壺口、頸與唇部：直頸，寬口
底足： 橢圓形底，高圈足
造型、落款及流派：北京御製料器
壺蓋： 綠玻璃
壺高（含壺蓋）： 7.1 厘米
口徑： 9 毫米
壺頸寬： 16 毫米
重量： 46.4 克
品相： 完美
來源： 美國私人收藏