AN EMERALD-GREEN OVERLAY WHITE GLASS ‘LOTUS’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTYGlass, with incised overlay carved in high relief. China, 19th centuryFinely carved through the emerald green overlay to the opaque milky white glass, showing and circumferential depiction of various lotus plants surrounded by tendrils, leaves and a butterfly with details neatly incised.Shape: Flattened pear shapeHollowing: StandardMouth, neck and lip: Elongated, sprawling neck with flat top and small, cylindric mouthBase: Oval raised foot in green overlay with rounded rimStopper: Red glass in imitation of coral on yellow plateletHeight of the bottle with stopper: 7 cm.Width of the mouth: 4 mm.Width of the neck: 13 mm.Condition: One flat chip to lip, two tiny chips to overly, minor nibbling an wear, overall goodProvenance: From an old Austrian private collection acquired before 1930Literature comparison: Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles. Christies, London, November 13th, 2015, lot 1117. CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES. Bonhams, New York, September 12th, 2016, lot 9034. (for other green on white overlay snuff bottles with a ‘lotus’ subject)清代翠綠色套白料“蓮花”鼻烟壺唇部有一道切口，瓶身有兩道細微小裂紋，局部有磨損及磕碰，整體良好奧地利私人老收藏，1930年前購入，家族傳承