AN IMPERIAL LEMON-YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, PALACE WORKSHOPS, MID-QING China, Beijing, 18th century. The flattened pear-shaped body rising from an oval foot to a short cylindrical neck, the shoulders with two beast masks suspending mock ring handles. The translucent glass is of a rich lemon-yellow tone. Provenance: From a French private collection. Old collector's label '38'. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and small nibbles to mouth and neck. Stopper: Pearl with coral platelet and well-carved spoon Weight: 20.5 g Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 54 mm, Diameter neck 11 mm and mouth 4.5 mm Auction result comparison: Compare a related Imperial yellow glass snuff bottle, also dated to the 18th century and of the similar color, but of octagonal form, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Snuff Bottles from the Mary & George Bloch Collection: Part VII on 25 November 2013, lot 42, sold for HKD 60,000. 清代中期御製黃料雙輔首鼻烟壺 中國，北京， 十八世紀。短頸，削肩，扁平的梨形壺身，橢圓形足，肩部有一對獸面輔首環耳。半透明玻璃，濃郁的檸檬黃色。 來源：法國私人收藏，老藏家收藏標簽 “38” 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損，唇沿和頸部有小磕損。 壺蓋：珍珠蓋鈕，珊瑚蓋片，雕刻小勺 重量：20.5克 尺寸：含蓋高54 毫米，頸部直徑11 毫米，壺口直徑 4.5 毫米 拍賣結果比較：一件十八世紀黃料八角鼻烟壺，見香港蘇富比Snuff Bottles from the Mary & George Bloch Collection: Part VII 2013年11月25日 lot 42, 售價HKD 60,000。