Description A CARVED RED-OVERLAY YELLOW GLASS BOTTLE VASE, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1736-1795. The compressed globular body and tall neck are carved through the ruby-red outer layer to the lemon-yellow body with a band of archaistic chilong and dots, all below a sinuously coiled chilong to the neck. The recessed base with a four-character wheel-cut seal mark,Qianlong nianzhi and of the period.Condition: With minor wear and manufacturing flaws, open bubbles, and striations. Few microscopic nicks, some possibly smoothened over time and a restoration to the lip.Provenance: French private collection, Paris.Weight: 180 gDimensions: Height 13 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a related red overlay yellow glass bottle vase, also with wheel-cut four-character Qianlong seal mark and of the period, but of larger size (19 cm high), at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 18-19 September 2014, lot 1144,sold for USD 12,500.