I.38
Nose to the Grindstone

Glass; with a flat lip and flat foot; decorated with a continuous wheel-cut design of two plants severed near the root and intertwined to spiral around the body of the bottle, one plant grass-like with an ear of seeds at the top, the other a creeper with narrow sagittate leaves
Probably palace workshops, Beijing, 1700–1770
Height: 7.92 cm
Mouth/lip: 0.90/1.32 cm
Stopper: tourmaline; gilt-silver collar

Provenance:
Private South American collection
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd