two red overlay 'auspicious' glass snuff bottles


Late 18th/19th centuryThe first an ovoid bottle, carved through the red overlay presenting a large succulent peach on each broad side to the bright yellow ground; the second a compressed spherical bottle with applied red overlay, fluidly carved with leafy branches of the three auspicious fruits including peaches, pomegranates, and Buddha's hand citrons against the clear ground, the rounded oval foot ring enclosing a square Qianlong nian zhi seal mark.2 9/16 and 2 1/8in (6.6 and 5.4cm) high
|Provenancered overlay yellow bottle: Te Feng Company, Hong Kong, 16 March 1997十八世紀晚期/十九世紀 套料刻壽桃及刻三多圖鼻煙壺各一透明地套紅料三多圖鼻煙壺: 《乾隆年製》款