Chinese Verre Églomisé Snuff Bottle with landscape scenes, fitted box, C20th
Current Bid: | £15.00 |
Bid Increment: | £1.00 |
Next Min Bid: | £16.00 |
Buyer’s Premium: | £3.60 |
Total Amount: | £18.60 |
Number of Bids: | 2 |
Location: | United Kingdom |
Highest Bidder: | User 1402 |
Auction Start: | 17/09/24 19:51:00 UTC |
Auction Ending: | 01/10/24 20:30:00 UTC |
Auction Finished : | 01/10/24 20:30:00 UTC |
LOT NUMBER 16
Chinese Verre Églomisé Snuff Bottle with landscape scenes, fitted box, C20th
A Chinese glass snuff bottle of typical flattened oval rounded form with a replacement domed stopper, the interior decorated with intricate landscape scenes depicting a riverbank and a lakeside market and employing the ‘reverse glass’ or ‘verre églomisé’ technique. Dating of these pieces seems to be in the second half of the twentieth century but the skill of the maker is self evident and has produced a true landscape in miniature.Size: | Bottle : Ht 9cm; width (max) 9cm; depth (max) 3.5cm Box 10 cm x 10 cm x 4.8cm |
Weight: | 165 gm (bottle) 85 gm (box) 250 gm (overall) |
Date: | Mid C20th |
Condition: | The bottle in very good condition, the stopper a later replacement in rubber which lacks the original spoon |
Estimate: | £20 – 30 |