A REALGAR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE QING1730-1800. Imperial. Attributed to the palace workshops Beijing. The ‘sandwiched’ vessel of flattened circular form and bright orange color, boldly splashed with patches of very dark red-amber.Provenance: British private collection.Condition: Perfect condition with some old wear.Stopper: Glass in imitation of Baltic amber with a silver-plated metal collar and old spoon.Weight: 78.8 grams.Dimensions: Height including stopper 77 mm. Diameter neck 18 mm and mouth 7 mm.The color of the splashes, although revealed to be amber under strong light, is black in appearance, making this one of the most dramatic bottles of this type. A glass bottle vase with very similar coloring, bearing a Qianlong mark and attributed to the period, was sold at Christie's New York, 20th September 2005, lot 52. Compare with a related bottle, sold at Sotheby’s in ‘The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles’, September 10th, 2010, lot 12. 清玻璃仿雄黃鼻烟壺 1730-1800。御製，北京宮廷作坊。壺身呈扁圓形，亮橘色、棕紅琥珀色混合深棕色水滴狀色塊。來源：英國私人收藏品相：完美，些微老磨損瓶蓋：仿琥珀玻璃，銀鑲片，老杓重量：78.8 克尺寸：含蓋總高77 毫米；頸部直徑18 毫米；嘴 7 毫米