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The Amber Glass Bottle

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  • Glass

  • Upright rectangular

  • Large amber glass bottle, well hollowed, of a rich caramel color. Probably made for the Palace.



Period

  • 1780 - 1840



Size

  • Height cm. 6.4
  • Mouth cm. 0.8
  • Lip cm. 2.4



Stopper

  • Jadeite with gilt collar



Provenance

  • Sotheby's London Olympia - 11 December 2003 - Lot 470



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. 5, p. 10


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