AN ARCHAISTIC BLUE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLEQianlong seal mark and of the periodOf slightly flattened baluster form, supported on a short oval foot rim, the exterior with archaistic design oftaotie masks between rope-twist bands, upright lappets around the foot, scrolling acanthus leaves around the shoulder surmounted by a cylindrical neck and flat lip, stopper, box.7.4cm (2 7/8in) high. (2).For further information on this lot please visit theProvenance: 清乾隆 藍寶石透明玻璃獸面紋鼻烟壺陰刻「乾隆年製」篆書款Provenance:Youran Zhai Collection, Hong Kong來源:香港悠然齋珍藏Compare with a similar blue glass snuff bottle withtaotie masks, Qianlong/Jiaqing, illustrated by S.Kwan,The Muwen Tang Collection: Glass Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong, 2009, in p.141.pare also with a blue glass snuff bottle with similar design, which was exhibited in The Metropolitan Museum of Art,Small Delights: Chinese Snuff Bottles, New York, 9 July 2013–15 June 2014, .3a,b.鼻烟壺扁壺形，直頸，廣口，薄頸壁，橢圓形圈足，壺身呈圓角長方形，中央刻正向饕餮紋，上下蓮瓣及如意紋裝飾，底陰刻「乾隆年製」篆書款，帶粉紅色碧璽鑲珠蓋。可參考一件約十八世紀晚期寶石藍玻璃獸面紋鼻烟壺，見《沐文堂收藏全集，卷十九：玻璃煙壺》，香港，2009年，頁141。另可比較紐約大都會博物館藏一件十八世紀晚期類似鼻煙壺，展覽於紐約大都會博物館，「Small Delights: Chinese Snuff Bottles」，紐約，2013年7月9日至2014年6月15日，館藏編號,b。