A MILKY WHITE AND PINK SANDWICHED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 1720-1830Attributed to the Imperial glassworks, BeijingChina, 1720-1830The compressed bottle with its flat narrow sides is accented with dark pink splashes sandwiched between two layers of translucent, bubble-suffused milky white glass.With sandwiched pink and white glass, the color comes from powdered ruby glass added between two layers of glass, the outer of which has to be either transparent, or at least semi-transparent. Sandwiched glass bottles were a popular staple at the Court during the eighteenth century, where similar sandwiched pink glass was also carved as a series of lotus-petal bottles, such as the example in the J & J Collection, illustrated by Moss et. al., The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, vol. 2, no. 358, and the bottle from the Exstein Collection sold at Christies, 21 March 2002, lot 44. For further discussion on sandwiched glass and its association with the mass production of snuff bottles to be distributed by the Court as gifts for various festivals and birthdays each year, see Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, vol. 5, Glass, nos. 722-35, where no. 726 is of similar material to the present example. This color of sandwiched glass was extremely popular on a range of plain and carved wares for the Court. This example is probably an Imperial bottle, but such plain wares may also have been made privately at the same time, inhibiting a firm attribution.Shape: Flattened round shapeHollowing: Standard Mouth, neck and lip: Sprawling lip with flat top an slanted lipBase: Oval convex baseDesign, marks, school: Attributed to the Imperial glassworks, BeijingStopper: Miniature coral carving of a Buddhist lion on a black plateletHeight of the bottle with stopper: 5.8 cm.Width of the mouth: 15 mm.Width of the neck: 5 mm.Weight: 30.8 gramsCondition: Perfect condition, on microscopic manufacturing flaw to baseProvenance: American private collectionAuction result comparison: The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part VI. Christies, New York, 12 September 2018, lot 668. J & J COLLECTION OF SNUFF BOTTLES, PART III. Christies, New York, 29 March 2006, lot 79. (both for similar bottles)白夾粉紅玻璃鼻烟壺,1720-1830應為御製品,北京中國, 1720-1830壺型: 扁平圓形掏膛: 規整 壺口、頸與唇部:壺唇延伸,平面壺口,撇唇底足: 橢圓凸底造型、落款及流派:應爲御製料器,北京壺蓋: 珊瑚微雕佛獅,黑色托片壺高(含壺蓋): 5.8 厘米口徑: 15 毫米壺頸寬: 5 毫米重量: 30.8 克品相: 完美,壺底細微製作缺陷來源: 美國私人收藏