The Five Goldfishes
The Collection > Glass > Second Part
- 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
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