Snuff Bottles from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection Part II
Snuff Bottles from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection Part II
Property from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection 雪月藏亞洲藝術珍品
A carved jade-imitation white glass 'floral' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, late 18th - early 19th century | 清十八世紀末至十九世紀初 涅白料仿白玉花蝶圖鼻煙壺
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Property from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection
A carved jade-imitation white glass 'floral' snuff bottle,
Qing dynasty, late 18th - early 19th century
雪月藏亞洲藝術珍品
清十八世紀末至十九世紀初 涅白料仿白玉花蝶圖鼻煙壺
coral stopper
6.6 cm
Robert Kleiner, 'The Tuyet Nguyet Collection of Snuff Bottles and Saucers', Arts of Asia, November-December 1998, no. 26.
Robert Kleiner，〈雪月藏鼻煙壺及鼻煙碟〉，《亞洲藝術》，1998年11/12月，編號26
Robert Kleiner，〈雪月藏鼻煙壺及鼻煙碟〉，《亞洲藝術》，1998年11/12月，編號26
The Qing love affair with glass extended to its use in imitating other materials. This beautifully carved bottle inspired by white nephrite, may well be a product of the Palace workshops. This bottle is closely related in its style and subject matter to the series of carved and enamelled glass bottles made within the Palace workshops between 1770-1840, and may possibly have been intended as a candidate for enamelling. (Robert Kleiner, 1998)
The Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection includes several other interesting imitation examples: lot 1084 a chalcedony-imitation glass bottle, and lot 1055 an aragonite-imitation bottle. These bottles all date to the mid-Qing period (1780-1850), when the snuff bottle was beginning to move away from its Imperial roots to seek a wider acceptance.
The Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection includes several other interesting imitation examples: lot 1084 a chalcedony-imitation glass bottle, and lot 1055 an aragonite-imitation bottle. These bottles all date to the mid-Qing period (1780-1850), when the snuff bottle was beginning to move away from its Imperial roots to seek a wider acceptance.