A RUBY-RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD
China, 1736-1795. Of compressed globular form, supported on a short oval foot and rising to a cylindrical neck with a flat lip, the shoulders finely carved with lion masks suspending mock ring handles, the remaining surfaces unadorned to display the rich ruby-red color. The recessed base incised with a wheel-cut four-character mark Qianlong nianzhi and of the period.


Provenance
: From a Swiss private collection.

Condition
: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, small nicks to the foot rim and lip.

Stopper: Jadeite stopper, metal collar and spoon
Weight: 120 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 87 mm. Diameter neck 19 mm and mouth 7 mm


This bottle belongs to a large group of bottles
that are decorated by the lapidary only with ubiquitous mask-and-ring handles so popular at the Qing court. It has been suggested that although this feature may appear on the product of any workshop in the country, it is typical of a very large number of imperial snuff bottles. The color of the glass here further indicates imperial provenance, and the shape and size are also commensurate with eighteenth-century palace style.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 23 November 2014, lot 66
Price: HKD 75,000 or approx.
EUR 10,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An amber-brown glass snuff bottle, seal mark and period Qianlong
Expert remark: Compare the related form and reign mark. Note the amber color and absence of mask-and-ring handles.




乾隆款和年代寶石紅色料鼻煙壺

中國，1736-1795年。扁平壺，圓柱形頸部，削肩，直腹，橢圓形圈足。肩部獅子面輔首，其他部位素面無紋。寶石紅色料顔色艷麗。圈足内四字“乾隆年製”款。


來源：
瑞士私人收藏。

品相：
狀況非常好，有輕微磨損和製造不規則，足沿和唇緣有小刻痕。

壺蓋：翡翠壺蓋，金屬托片和小勺
重量：120 克
尺寸：含蓋高87 毫米. 頸部直徑19 毫米 壺口直徑7 毫米


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2014年11月23日，lot 66
價格：HKD 75,000（相當於今日
EUR 10,500
）
描述：清乾隆料仿琥珀光素鼻煙壺《乾隆年製》款
專家評論：比較相近的外形和年代款。請注意琥珀色，但缺少輔面耳。