A RUBY-RED IMPERIAL GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODTransparent deep ruby-red glass of rare, elongated shapeChina, 1736-1795The slender and elegant bottle with a waisted body and neatly incised and gold-filled four-character Qianlong mark in running script at the base. Matching stopper with superbly carved spoon of organic material, showing a good patina, the top carved of apple green jade in Beijing style with a miniature knob on top. Once put in place, the spoon is well visible from the outside and sits exactly were the body is waisted, cleverly enhancing the overall appearance of this bottle. Shape: Elongated and waisted cylindric shapeHollowing: StandardMouth, neck and lip: Cylindric neck with flat top and deep cylindric mouth Base: Flat oval baseDesign, marks, school: Imperial glass workshops, BeijingStopper: See description above, black onyx plateletHeight of the bottle with stopper: 10.4 cm.Width of the mouth: 7 mm.Width of the neck: 13 mm.Weight: 36.1 gramsCondition: Perfect condition with only minimal wearProvenance: From a Beverly Hills, California, private estateAuction result comparison: The Imperial Sale. Christies, Hong Kong, 29 May 2007, lot 1407. (for another ruby-red glass bottle, bearing a similarly incised mark, with carved decor)寶石紅料玻璃鼻烟壺,乾隆款及年代透明深寶石紅玻璃,罕見的細長形中國, 1736-1795壺型:細長,斂腹掏膛:規整壺口、頸與唇部:圓柱形頸部,平口,深圓柱形口底足:橢圓底造型、落款及流派:北京御用工坊壺蓋:黑色缟玛瑙托片壺高(含壺蓋):10.4 厘米口徑:7 毫米壺頸寬:13 毫米重量:36.1 克品相:完美 ,極細微磨損來源:加利福尼亞比佛利山私人產業