A TRANSPARENT RUBY RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY China, 18th-19th century. The circular bottle with a tapering neck and an oval base. Carved with two elephant masks handles in relief on the sides and showing fine incision work. The almost flawless glass body of a deep and intense ruby red color. Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Erika Pohl-Stroeher (1919-2016), thence by descent in the same family. Dr. Erika Pohl-Stroeher was a German-born Swiss resident and heiress to the hair care and cosmetics company Wella AG. She was a passionate collector and had amassed in her lifetime various important art collections, as well as one of the world's most valuable collections of gems and minerals. Condition: Perfect condition with only extremely minimal manufacturing flaws. Stopper: Gilt bronze stopper and spoon, cast with a flower amid its vines in high relief. Weight: 30.4 g. Dimensions: Height including stopper 68 mm. Diameter neck 15 mm and mouth 7 mm. 清代透明寶石紅料鼻烟壺 中國，十八至十九世紀。錐形頸部，橢圓形底足，扁圓式，兩側大象輔首，顯示出出色的切口效果。 深紅色的寶石紅色，幾乎無瑕的玻璃體。 來源：Erika Pohl-Stroeher（1919-2016）博士收藏，保存於同一家族至今。 Erika Pohl-Stroeher博士是德國出生的瑞士人，是護髮和化妝品公司Wella AG的女繼承人。 她是一位忠誠的收藏家，一生中積累了許多重要的藝術收藏以及世界上最有價值的寶石和礦石收藏之一。 品相：狀況幾乎完美，僅輕微製作缺陷。 壺蓋：鎏金銅花卉紋壺蓋，小壺匙 重量：30.4 克 尺寸：總高68 毫米；頸部直徑15 毫米；嘴部直徑7 毫米