A TRANSPARENT GREEN CASED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE1740-1830
Of flattened spherical form with a waisted neck, flat lip and flat oval foot, formed from translucent, slightly milky glass cased within a layer of transparent green glass creating a subtle swirled effect reminiscent of jadeite.
2in (5cm) high注脚Provenance:
Mei Ling Collection
Sotheby's, New York, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles, from the Mei Ling Collection, 15 March 1984, lot 29

For a discussion of cased glass bottles see Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 5, part 1, Hong Kong, 2002, nos. 739-741.