The Meriem Collection Part II. Lot 281

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**AN UNUSUAL RED OVERLAY BUBBLE-SUFFUSED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1720-1770
Of flattened form with flat lip and flattened foot made up of elements of the design, well-carved through the transparent red overlay with a continuous design of four pomegranates and leaves growing from a branch, with one leaf curling beneath the bottle, tourmaline stopper with gilt-metal collar
7.7 cm. high

$25,000-35,000

P R O V E N A N C E :
Gold Art International Corporation, Taiwan, 1995.
Hugh Moss Ltd., 1995.
The Holleman Collection.
Hugh Moss Ltd.

This deep ruby-red color, thick overlay and masterful, well-rounded carving of a powerful design is typical of the first phase of glass overlay from the late Kangxi, to the early Qianlong period and the style is attributed to the Palace workshops.

Glass overlays made at the Palace would have been produced in the Imperial glassworks and carved in the lapidary workshops by lapidaries who also worked in various stones, including nephrite.

The Meriem Collection Part II. Lot 281