A CARAMEL-BROWN AND GREEN ‘BUDDHIST LION & CARPS’ OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLECarved opaque caramel-brown and light transparent green high-relief overlay glass with extremely fine incised detail work. China, 1780-1880Finely carved through the green overlays with a scene of two playful Buddhist lions on a rocky ground, accompanied by two flying bats, the reverse with two carps on a wavy ground, with a large cloud in the upper left, all against a rich caramel-brown ground.Shape: Compressed oval body with slightly sloping shouldersHollowing: StandardMouth, neck and lip: Sprawling neck with slanted lip, deep cylindric mouth, flat topBase: Oval base with raised oval rounded foot rim carved of green overlayStopper: Coral cabochon with a green platelet, a small pearl on top, and a nicely carved spoonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 7.2 cm.Width of the mouth: 6 mm.Width of the neck: 14 mm.Condition: PerfectProvenance: American private collectionLiterature comparison: Robert Hall, Chinese Snuff Bottles XI, The Snowy Peaks Collection, lot 13. (for a bottle from the same group, but with a carp and crab, dated 1780-1850) Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part I. Christies, New York, September 16th, 2015, lot 231. for a bottle from the same group, but with a carp in a lotus pond, dated 1760-1850) THE PAUL BRAGA COLLECTION OF SNUFF BOTTLES. Bonhams, Hong Kong, November 24th, 2012, lot 125. (for a similar bottle, dated 1800-1900)1780-1880年間焦糖棕色套綠料“佛獅與鯉魚”鼻烟壺品相完美美國私人收藏