A GLASS 'TORTOISESHELL' SNUFF BOTTLE 18th century The body of baluster form, the tapering sides rising from a flat base to rounded shoulders surmounted by a straight neck with flat rim, the clear glass of toffee tones suffused with dark dappled clouds possibly imitating tortoiseshell, stopper. 5.4cm (2 1/8in) high. (2). Footnotes: 十八世紀 仿玳瑁玻璃鼻烟壺 Provenance: Hugh Moss Ltd., London Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B66, acquired from the above circa 1976 來源：倫敦古董商Hugh Moss Ltd. Trudy及John Cohen伉儷，藏品編號B66，約1976年從上處獲得 The brown splashes in the present lot result in a tortoiseshell effect. While H.Moss, V.Graham and K.B.Tsang argue that tortoiseshell itself does not appear to have been extensively used in the early production of snuff bottle production and that it is therefore unlikely that it would have been intentionally imitated in another medium, the Chinese appreciation for artistic cross-medium dialogue suggests that the resulting resemblance would nevertheless have been appreciated. Whether intentional or not, the result illustrates the glassmakers' technical and creative experimentation with layered effects. Compare with a glass 'tortoiseshell' snuff bottle, 19th century, illustrated by B.Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, New York, 1976, p.70, no.211. Another glass 'tortoiseshell' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, is in the collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art (acc.no.C2023.0142). A related snuff bottle of similar 'tortoiseshell'-imitation glass, 18th/19th century, was sold at Christie's New York, 29 March 2022, lot 12. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing