A RED-OVERLAY GLASS 'CHILONG' SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century The flattened globular body rising on a raised oval foot ring to a cylindrical neck, the bottle with ruby-red overlay on a translucent ground, elegantly carved on each side with a coiling chi dragon with writhing limbs and bifurcated tail, a pair of archaistic ring handles carved on the shoulders, a band of overlay forming the foot ring, stopper. 5.9cm (2 3/8in) high. (2). Footnotes: The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.KFDC6T84 該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊Ref.KFDC6T84 十八/十九世紀 透明地套寶石紅料螭龍紋鼻煙壺 Provenance: the Ko collection, Turin Christie's London, 8 November 1976, lot 86 Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B71 來源：葛氏舊藏，意大利都靈 倫敦佳士得，1976年11月8日，拍品編號86 Trudy及John Cohen伉儷，藏品編號B71 The Ko collection comprises a group of snuff bottles and related items assembled by the Italian Evaristo Caretti (1879-1955), whose work in the Chinese Postal Service from 1904 to 1947 enabled him to travel widely and build his collection. Formed mainly between 1920 and 1947, his collection of snuff bottles was offered in a series of sales at Christie's London in the 1970s. One of the nine sons of the dragon, the chi dragon is regarded as an auspicious creature and is associated with Confucius in the Spring Autumn Annals of Master Lu for its ability to swim in both clear and muddy waters. During the Qing Court's revival of archaic motifs and shapes in its pursuit of dynastic legitimacy, the chi dragon emerged as a popular decorative motif, and is in fact one of the most common subjects on glass overlay snuff bottles. A related red-overlay 'chilong' snuff bottle, 18th/19th century, is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (C.1637-1910) and is illustrated by H.White, Snuff Bottles from China, London, 1992, pp.186-187, pl.85. Compare with a related red-overlay glass 'chilong' snuff bottle, 18th century and attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 21 March 2023, lot 399. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing