A GREEN-OVERLAY GLASS 'CRICKET AND GRAPES' SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century The flattened pear-shaped body rising from a short foot to a cylindrical neck, the translucent jade-green overlay around the body delicately carved through to the 'snowstorm' ground with a large cricket climbing a gnarled vine bearing ripe clusters of grapes and curling tendrils, a band of overlay forming the foot ring, stopper. 7.9cm (3 1/8in) high. (2). Footnotes: The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.27LLW588 該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊Ref.27LLW588 十八/十九世紀 霏雪地套綠料蟋蟀葡萄紋鼻烟壺 Provenance: The Harry Ross collection, London Christie's London, 19 June 1978, lot 52 Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B70 來源： Harry Ross舊藏，倫敦 倫敦佳士得，1978年6月19日，拍品編號52 Trudy及John Cohen伉儷，藏品編號B70 Crickets (xishuai 蟋蟀), traditionally kept as pets for their songs and prized fighting abilities, were also cherished for their homophonous association with happiness (xi 喜) and auspiciousness (xi 禧), making them a particularly popular decorative motif. Grapes, shown in ripe and abundant clusters, symbolise prosperity and fertility, while the curling tendrils of their vines (wan 蔓), homophonous with ten thousand (wan 萬), serve to amplify these auspicious meanings. Together, the imagery of crickets and grapes, both emblematic of autumn, makes the present lot both a fortuitous and seasonal bottle. A snuff bottle of similar shape and subject but in red overlay, 18th/19th century, was sold at Christie's New York, 16 March 2016, lot 438. 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