A RUBY-RED OVERLAY 'AUSPICIOUS' WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY China, 1770-1820. Deftly carved through the ruby-red outer layer to the white body to one side with two cranes perched on a rocky outpost, one carrying a peach branch in its beak, below scrolling clouds, and to the other with a deer standing foursquare and also with a peach branch in its mouth, a bat swooping down from above. Provenance: From a private collection in New York, USA. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear. Very rare in this fine preservation. Stopper: Glass cabochon with black platelet and fine old spoon Weight: 39.0 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 61 mm, Diameter neck 12.5 mm and mouth 7.5 mm Of compressed ovoid form, supported on a thick oval foot and rising to a slightly flared cylindrical neck, the shoulder with a pair of finely detailed lion masks suspending mock ring handles. Note the superbly carved minuscule lingzhi to one side! Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related snuff bottle, also dated 1770-1820 and of very similar form and style, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 19 September 2014, lot 1168, sold for USD 10,000. 清代寶石紅套料福祿壽鼻烟壺 中國，1770-1820年。白地套紅寶石福祿壽圖紋，一面為仙鶴啣桃枝，另一面蝙蝠祥鹿。 來源：美國紐約私人收藏。 品相：品相極好，輕微磨損，如此品相極爲罕見。 壺蓋：玻璃蓋，黑色蓋托，小勺精美 重量：39.0 克 尺寸：含蓋高61 毫米, 頸部直徑12.5 毫米 ，嘴部直徑7.5 毫米 拍賣結果比較：一件1770-1820 年相近形狀和風格的鼻烟壺，見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art，2014年9月19日，lot 1168，售價USD 10,000。