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Lot 287: A Chinese Overlay Glass Snuff Bottle with Landscape...

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This auction ended on 01 July 2025.

Start price: £100

Estimated price: £150 - £200

Buyer's Premium: 22%

Not sold

A Chinese Overlay Glass Snuff Bottle with Landscape and Pagoda Motifs.
A Chinese snuff bottle in overlay glass, featuring vibrant red-orange carving over a mottled turquoise-blue ground. Both sides are intricately decorated in high relief: one side shows a pine tree beside cranes and a thatched pavilion beneath a mountain, while the reverse presents a riverside pagoda with two scholars crossing a curved bridge.
H: Approximately 8cm
Provenance: Private collection from a distinguished W London collector.