Antique Chinese Snuff Bottle. Porcelain In The Shape Of A Gourd. Made To Imitate Realgar. Fine Honey Color. Coral Top. Fine Silky Soft Polish And Patina. Approximately 3" Long.
For A Similar Example Of A Realgar Style Snuff Bottle:
Sotheby's Hong Kong, Novemebr 26, 2013, Lot #66.
From The Mary & George Bloch Collection:
A ‘REALGAR’ GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
6 cm., 2 3/8 in.
Estimate 10,000 — 15,000
1,290 - 1,935 USD
LOT SOLD. 56,250 HKD (7,256 USD)
(Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
HKD
Provenance
Collection of Gerd Lester, 1986.
For Another Similar Example Of A Realgar Style Snuff Bottle:
Christie's, New York, March 16, 2016 - Sale #11786 - Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts - Lot #496
A 'REALGAR' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1700-1820
The compressed globular bottle is decorated with a striking pattern of reddish-orange patches with opaque orange borders on a brown reserve.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
Estimate $2,800 - $3,800. Price Realized $6,875.00
Provenance
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4950.
