LOT 380 A GLASS IMITATING FLAWLESS CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1860
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A GLASS IMITATING FLAWLESS CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1860PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF KIM GREENA GLASS IMITATING FLAWLESS CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE1750-1860Of bulbous rounded, square form, supported on an oval-shaped raised footrim, with a cylindrical neck and flat lip, in imitation of a flawless crystal bottle.2 3/4in (6.9cm) high1750-1860 透明料胎仿水晶鼻煙壺一件Provenance:Peter and Marion Bozzo, October 1991 Kim Green collection no. 17It is almost impossible to recognize this bottle as a piece of glass as the imitation of flawless crystal is superbly rendered. In order to achieve this the bottle has been most likely carved from a solid block of glass rather than being blown. One indicator that it is glass is that it warms up in the hand more quickly than it would if it were crystal.
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