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  • Glass

  • Ovoid shape

  • Blue glass snuff bottle dotted with small bubbles, decorated with an overlay of five goldfishes and water-plants in four colors. Little green foot.



Period

  • 19th century



Size

  • Height cm. 8.2
  • Mouth cm. 1.0
  • Lip cm. 1.6



Stopper

  • Red coral with gilt collar



Provenance

  • Charles V Swain collection
  • Christie's Parigi - 21 November 2008 - Lot no. 32



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. 16, p. 21



Comparison

  • The Complete Collection of Treasures of The Palace Museum, no. 85 and no. 86, p. 57

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