This is a fine early to mid 20th century Peking Glass vase with an opaque milk white ground and beautiful cobalt blue flowers and butterflies in the cameo cut overlay.
Earlier examples of Peking glass had more variegated glasses as the base color. The earlier pieces also showed signs of hand carving of the second layer which left the edges of the design softer. This vase has sharp edges to the overlay blue glass that has been cut away to reveal the design thereby showing that the design was cut... Click for details
This is a very sweet small Peking glass bud vase from the mid 20th century, circa 1950s-1970s. The base glass is a milky white opaque glass - there is then an applied royal blue handle in the shape of an elongated leaf. The vase measures 6 1/8" high and is 3" diameter at its widest. A fine addition to any studio glass collection.
An imperial yellow, emerald green overlay Peking glass vase of exceptional artistic carvings of the phoenix, crane, florals and butterflies. There is even a pagoda and mountain suspended on a wave of clouds. The four character mark is done in seal script within a double cartouche square. Condition is excellent with a very small possible nick that was polished out at the mouth rim. I can not determine if this is natural or it is actually a polished out nick, it was too small to photograph. 18t... Click for details
Late 18th to early 19th century
Height: 7 ¾ in (19.7 cm)
An opaque white glass vase with transparent green overlay, carved in high relief to depict an official and two courtesans in a garden with a peony rising from rockwork, the shoulder carved with a ring, and the neck with a wide band of ruyi.... Click for details
19th century
Height: 3 ¼ in (8.3 cm)
Diameter: 8 ½ in (21.6 cm)
A large turquoise glass bowl resting on a small ring foot, the sides flaring to a scalloped rim, the white overlay carved on the outside with an egret flying amidst blooming lotus.... Click for details
A pair of translucent white glass vases of low-waisted baluster form resting on a splayed foot, each vase similarly carved with a sapphire blue overlay and depicting two cranes, a deer and a horse in a rocky landscape of pine and willow trees.... Click for details
Late 18th to early 19th century
Height: 6 ¼ in (15.7 cm)
Diameter: 4 ¾ in (12 cm)
An opaque pink glass ovoid box and cover, the body resting on four small round feet, the flush-fitted cover with a turquoise glass finial modeled in the shape of a foo-lion.... Click for details
19th century
Height: 4 in (10.1 cm)
Diameter: 5 in (12.7 cm)
An opaque turquoise box and cover of flattened ovoid form, the box resting on four small round feet, the flush-fitted cover with a pink glass finial modeled in the shape of a foo lion.... Click for details
18th / 19th century
Height: 5 in (12.6 cm)
Diameter: 4 1/8 in (10.6 cm)
An opaque turquoise glass vase with a short everted neck, resting on a thick yellow cased platform carved with a band of lotus petals, the body with four kidney-shaped medallions, the fir... Click for details
Late 18th century to early 19th century
Height: 1 3/8 in (3.6 cm)
Diameter: 2 1/8 in (5.4 cm)
A small transparent ‘snowflake’ glass brush washer, the clear red glass overlay carved to reveal two qilong encircling the bowl, the overlay around the mouth and the... Click for details
