A RARE GLASS OVERLAY SNUFF BOTTLE, China, late 18th / early 19th century

Of convex form, the bottle is carved through a pale pink to whitish pink layer with rows of overlapping petals departing from a curled lotus leaf. The petals and leaf are finely incised to simulate veining and are superimposed on the white body. The cap is made of glass paste.

Provenance: -Private Collection, Italy.

Catalogue notes: Compare with the snuff bottle illustrated in Robert Hall, 'Chinese Snuff Bottles II, Including an Important Selection from the Marian Mayer Collection' 1989, p. 67, no. 48.