A GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE 1740 1780Ruby-red overlay carved in high relief on a bubble-suffused ground. Very fine incised detail. Circumferential depiction of lotus, plum, chrysanthemum and peonies springing from craggy rocks.Provenance: Hungarian private collection.Condition: One microscopic nibble. Otherwise absolutely perfect.Stopper: Jadeite cabochon with splashes of emerald green. Metal collar and spoon.Weight: 58.7 grams.Dimensions: Height including stopper 83 mm. Diameter neck 15 mm and mouth 7 mm.Flattened pear shape with elongated, flaring neck and raised, oval foot rim. The depiction of all four seasons symbolic flowers in one and the same bottle is very rare.This bottle represents an evolution of the style of carving that originally developed at the Palace Glassworks between 1700-1730. It is influenced by other glass bottles with a similarly wider range of subjects dating from the earliest Qianlong period. However, on closer inspection, this bottle has a more schematic approach to the carved decoration, and the carving is crisper and less sculptural, hence the dating to 1740-1780.1740-1780料器鼻烟壺 寶石紅色料套半透明充滿氣泡的壺身，細節入微，可見荷花、梅花、菊花與假山旁的牡丹。來源：匈牙利私人收藏品相：一処微不可見的磕損，其他絕對完美瓶蓋：翡翠，金屬杓重量：58.7 克尺寸：含蓋總高83 毫米；頸部直徑15 毫米；嘴 7 毫米