A RED-OVERLAY YELLOW GLASS BOTTLE VASE, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD China, c. 1780. The compressed globular body and tall neck are carved through the transparent red outer layer to the opaque yellow body with craggy rocks, springing lingzhi, and peaches on foliate gnarly branches. The four-character mark Qianlong mark is neatly incised on the slightly recessed base. Provenance: From an old French private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with old wear, firing flaws and tiny nibbles here and there. Weight: 216.9 g Dimensions: Height 13 cm The glass is bubble-suffused with many open bubbles, the background is opaque but clearly shows a multitude of glass filaments, whereas the overlay is transparent with a manually executed unctuous polish. Literature comparison: C. Brown and D. Rabiner, Chinese Glass of the Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911, Phoenix Art Museum, 1987, pp. 32-33, no. 29. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related though slightly larger bottle vase decorated with the Three Friends of Winter sold by Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 21-22 March 2013, lot 2689, for USD $15,000. 鷄油黃色地套紅料長頸瓶，乾隆款及年代 中國，約1780。鼓腹，長頸，不透明鷄油黃料外套紅料。紅料成假山、靈芝、仙桃及樹枝狀。底部乾隆四字款。 來源：法國私人收藏 品相：品相極好，老磨損，燒製瑕疵，局部輕微磕損。 重量：216.9 克 尺寸：高 13 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一個相似但更大些的鷄油黃地套紅料歲寒三友長頸瓶于2013年3月21日至22日紐約佳士得《中國陶瓷和工藝品》拍號2689，成交價 USD $15,000。