Lot 3726
  • 3726

A RARE AVENTURINE-SPLASHED TURQUOISE GLASS BOTTLE VASE WHEEL CUT MARK AND PERIOD OF JIAQING

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 HKD
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Description

  • glass
the slender ovoid body rising from a splayed foot to a tall cylindrical neck, gently tapering to a sharply cut straight mouth, the glass of an opaque pale turquoise tone occasionally suffused with darker streaks simulating the mineral, liberally splashed with shimmering gilt splashes, the recessed base with a four-character reign mark within a double square

Condition

The vase is in overall good condition with just typical pitting and surface wear.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

Aventurine glass, invented in Murano, was imported into China from the seventeenth century and much admired. By 1741, the Jesuit missionary Pierre Nicolas d'Incarville is recorded as having successfully created it at the Palace Workshops in the Forbidden City. Glass snuff bottles decorated with splashes of aventurine are relatively common, but it is extremely rare to find an Imperial reign-marked glass vase with such decoration. For a white glass flowerpot with similar splashes of aventurine in the Palace Museum, Beijing, see Zhang Rong, Lustre of Autumn Water. Glass of the Qing Imperial Workshop, Beijing, 2005, pl. 155.