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Turquoise Dragons

The Collection > Glass > Third Part



  • Glass

  • Flattened circular

  • The body is formed of turquoise color glass, carved in relief with a striding chi-long dragons, one of which has a tail coiled to form the oval foot. The lateral sides with monster mask ring.



Period

  • 1750 - 1850



Size

  • Height cm. 5.7
  • Mouth cm. 0.9
  • Lip cm. 1.7



Stopper

  • Amethyst



Provenance

  • Bonhams, London - 13 May 2010 - Lot 190



Exhibited

  • Palazzina delle Arti: Museo del Sigillo (Seal Museum), La Spezia - Italy, November 2010 - January 2011



Comparison

  • Robert Hall - "Chinese Snuff Bottles II - Including an important Marian Mayer Collection" , No. 76 - Pag. 96

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