AN AVENTURINE-SPLASHED AMBER GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, ATTRIBUTED TO THE PALACE WORKSHOPS
China, Beijing, 1750-1800. Of slightly flattened form, the globular body supported on a flat oval foot rising to a short gently flared neck, the surface displaying the richness of the transparent brown-toned glass with dispersed copper-colored splashes.


Provenance
: From the collection of Cynthia G. Locke. Cynthia Graser Locke (1923-2019) was an American collector of snuff bottles who lived in Duxbury, Massachusetts. She was an active member of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society which allowed her to travel the world, attending many of the Society’s conventions.

Condition
: Very good condition with minor old wear and expected manufacturing irregularities, little nibbling to the mouth and neck, possibly very slightly smoothened around the rim.

Stopper: Tiger’s eye
Weight: 56.8
Dimensions: Height including stopper 62 mm. Diameter neck 18 mm and mouth 8 mm.


Expert’s note:
Aventurine, or golden-star glass, is one of the colors listed in the imperial archives relating to items ordered by the Zaobanchu. In 1773, the Archives list an order for the Paint and Wood workshop to make a stand for a glass vase of 'blue golden-star color,' indicating that this was already an established court favorite at this time.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 21 March 2023, lot 335
Price: USD 7,012 or approx.
EUR 6,500
converted at the time of writing
Description: An emerald-green glass snuff bottle with aventurine splashes, Imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1750-1800




砂金石斑紋琥珀色料器鼻煙壺，或爲清宮造辦處製作

中國，北京，1750-1800年。壺體呈微扁平狀，短頸，橢圓形平足，表面顯示出透明料器顔色的豐富性，並散佈著銅色斑點。


來源：
Cynthia G. Locke私人收藏。Cynthia Graser Locke (1923-2019年) 是一位住在美國馬薩諸塞州達克斯伯裡的鼻煙壺收藏家。她是國際中國鼻煙壺協會的活躍成員，她曾環遊世界，參加協會的許多會議。

品相：
狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製造不規則性，壺口和頸部有輕微磕損，邊緣周圍磕損已經稍微平滑。

壺蓋：虎眼石
重量：56.8 克
尺寸：含壺蓋高62 毫米. 頸部直徑18 毫米 and 壺口直徑 8 毫米.


專家注釋：
砂金石或金星玻璃是清宮檔案中列出的造辦處製作的物品顏色之一。檔案館列出了 1773 年繪畫和木質器具造辦處的一份訂單，要求為“藍色金星顏色”的玻璃花瓶製作一個支架，這表明在當時清宮中極受歡迎。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：紐約邦瀚斯，2023年3月21日，lot 335
價格：USD 7,012（相當於今日
EUR 6,500）

描述：1750-1800 寶石綠料胎灑金鼻煙壺一件