Lot 105, Auction 4/12/2026: 3 Chinese Peking Glass, Pottery & Quartz Snuff Bottles

$455.00

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East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. A collection of three snuff bottles in varied materials and decorative styles. One example is opaque Peking glass carved in aubergine relief with animal motifs against a milky ground. Another features a molded blue pottery body with an overall raised scale texture, topped by a red acrylic cabochon-form stopper. The third is a smoky quartz vessel, carved and delicately etched with bamboo and floral motifs that emerge through the translucent stone. Size of largest: 2″ W x 2.5″ H (5.1 cm x 6.4 cm)

Condition: Internal striations on the white glass vessel radiating from neck, and lid cap. Blu jar intact, but missing spatula. Quartz jar is intact, but missing lid cap.

Provenance: private Rogers, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Bosio collection, Miami, Florida, USA, 1960-2000

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