A multi color glass overlay snuff bottle – green, red, blue, purple and pink – two fish swimming amongst various colored sea plants – the green on the bottom carved into waves design – no stopper – measures 2 1/8" tall by 1 1/4" wide at the widest by 7/8" thick – excellent condition. This bottle probably dates from the early to mid 20th century – it does not have the sharp, crisp edges that are characteristic of the 18th and 19th century overlay bottles. Nonetheless, is has considerable charm.
Of compressed globular shape
and opaque white glass with
an overlay of transparent blue
glass carved with the Three
Friends of Winter, bamboo, plum and pine.
A flattened ovoid single overlay snuff bottle on a fine raised oval foot. The dark mint green grainy glass ground body has a single overlay of dark red that has been expertly carved on both sides with a stylized open peony flower. The dark red against the dark mint green makes the overlay color look almost purple, however seen against a light it is clearly red. The bottle dates from the mid to late 19th century and is 2 3/16" high by 1 3/4" wide by 3/4" thick. Excellent condition - no stopper o... Click for details
A fine Chinese glass overlay snuff bottle with the top layer a dark purple glass over a clear glass base. The purple overlay has been carved into The Eight Emblems of the Taoist Immortals - the fan,
the flute,the castanets,the lotus flower,the bamboo tubes,the gourd,
the sword and the basket of flowers. In looking at hundreds of glass overlay bottles in our reference library, this is a quite rare subject in snuff bottles. The bottle is a flattened round ovoid form on a raised oval foot that is... Click for details
