Description
SMOKY CRYSTAL CARVED SNUFF BOTTLE
LATE 19TH CENTURY
of slender baluster shape with eight facets each carved with gilt characters, the neck with a ruyi collar, the base with lappet band, mustard yellow agate stopper
6.8cm high
LITERATURE: For a similar bottle see Kleiner, R. Precious Playthings: Important Chinese Snuff Bottles From the Mack Collection, pg. 20 and Moss, H., Chinese Snuff Bottles of the Silica or Quartz Group, pg. 74.
Footnote
Provenance:
The Chris Bennett Collection of Snuff Bottles