Description:
Three Overlaid Peking Glass Snuff Bottles, China, late 19th/early 20th century, all flattened oval form with raised oval feet, one pink snowflake glass with green glass overlay carved with mandarin ducks and lotus plants, with a turquoise Peking glass stopper and brass finial, collar, and spoon; one clear glass with blue glass overlay, carved with a hawk perched on a rock on one side and one diving on the reverse, with a four-character Qianlong mark, blue Peking glass stopper and brass collar and spoon; and one clear glass with red overlay carved with songbirds and gingko trees, with a red Peking glass stopper and brass finial and spoon, ht. to 3 1/8 in.
Provenance: A private Massachusetts family collection.
Estimate $300-500
Good condition.
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Keywords
ChinaSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
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