FOUR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES 18TH - 20TH CENTURY

the first carved as a fruit from transparent brown glass; the second also formed as a peach from swirled amber glass; the third formed as a fish from milky white and transparent green glass; and the fourth formed as a peach with transparent green overlay on pink soufflé white glass (4)

The brown glass bottle: There is a chip to the leaf on the shoulder and another chip to a leaf on the side. There are minute nicks along the edges. Amber peach bottle: There are chips around the mouth rim and to the green leaves. Fish bottle: There are chips around the mouth and the neck appears to have been polished. Pink peach bottle: The stopper is glued into the mouth. All ivory spoons have been removed.
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