A CARVED ‘IMITATION AMETHYST’ GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY
China, 18th - early 19th century. The flattened ovoid body supported on a short foot and rising to a short cylindrical neck with a remarkably wide mouth, as typical for 18th century bottles. Finely carved with pavilions nestled between craggy rockwork and gnarled trees below lingzhi-shaped clouds as a scholar carrying a staff makes his way through the landscape.


Provenance
: French trade.

Condition
: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, including few burst bubbles, and microscopic nicks.

Stopper: Glass
Weight: 44 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 62 mm. Diameter neck 13 mm and mouth 9 mm.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 17 September 2016, lot 1046
Price: USD 1,350 or approx.
EUR 1,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A carved amethyst glass snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of carving (albeit depicting a different subject), and color, also in imitation of amethyst.




清代仿紫晶料器鼻煙壺

中國，十八世紀至十九世紀初。扁平，溜肩橢圓形壺身，圈足，壺口非常寬，這是十八世紀瓶子的典型特徵。壺身表面淺浮雕山間亭台樓閣，雲霧繚繞，一位文人柱著一根棍子在山間穿行。


來源：
法國古玩交易。

品相：
狀況非常好，有輕微磨損和製造不規則，包括很少破裂的氣泡和微小的刻痕。

壺蓋：玻璃
重量：44 克
尺寸：含蓋高62 毫米，頸部直徑13 毫米和壺口直徑9 毫米


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2016年9月17日，lot 1046
價格：USD 1,350（相當於今日
EUR 1,500
）
描述：清十八 / 十九世紀透明紫料雕三陽開泰圖鼻煙壺
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形，雕刻風格 (儘管不同的主題)，顏色，以及仿紫水晶。