Atomo Collection

• Glass
  
  
• Flattened rounded rectangular
  
  
• Brown glass snuff bottle with deep green overlay. The green overlay depicts on either side pots with flowers, jardinières and incense burners. Two small jardinières are on the shoulder and the foot, formed by the overlay, is well defined.
  Qianlong Emperor three characters engraved.

Period

• 19th century

Size

• Height cm. 5.8
• Mouth cm. 0.7
• Lip cm. 1.4

Stopper

• Cream colour stone with gilt collar

Provenance

• Hugh Moss Ltd, 5 May 1978
• Charles V. Swain collection
• Christie's Paris - 21 November 2008 - Lot no. 31

Exhibited

• 41st Convention I.C.S.B.S., Dublin, October 2009
• Palazzina delle Arti: Museo del Sigillo (Seal Museum), La Spezia - Italy, November 2010 - January 2011

Published

• Atomo Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Foti, no. 15, p. 20