A LIME-GREEN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTYTransparent glass of slightly iridescent luster and intense lime-green color, only very few microscopic bubbles, well-polished surfaceChina, 18th – 19th centuryThe distinctive pale color seems to have been a Qianlong innovation, although it may have its origins in the color of a small Yongzheng-marked cup from the Hope Danby Collection (S. Marchant & Son. 1999, no. 1). The color is related to a group of imperial bottles carved from solid blocks of glass, which mostly come in beryl-green or aquamarine-blue and seem to have been inspired by those two semi-precious stones. The present bottle, while a trifle more yellow than the solid-block group, is from the same general range of colors. Since the solid-block carvings appear to be from the mid-Qing, this may also be ascribed to that period. The glassblower has matched his inner bubble very carefully to the outer form, compromising only at the shoulders close to the neck, where the bubble, to remain natural, must be constricted by the narrow neck. Shape: Bulbous round formHollowing: Standard, well-matching the overall shapeMouth, neck and lip: Short cylindric neck with small mouth and slanted lipBase: Flat oval baseStopper: Mottled green jade with organic platelet and silver spoonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 5.9 cm.Width of the mouth: 6 mm.Width of the neck: 17 mm.Weight: 59.7 gramsCondition: Perfect condition with only minimal wearProvenance: From a Beverly Hills, California, private estateLiterature comparison: The Hope Danby Collection, S. Marchant & Son. 1999, no. 1. Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 5, Hong Kong, 2002, no. 697.Auction result comparison: SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE MARY AND GEORGE BLOCH COLLECTION: PART X. Sotheby's, 01 JUNE 2015, HONG KONG, lot 41. (for a similar bottle)A LIME-GREEN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY淺青檸料光素鼻烟壺,清代透明青檸色略帶虹彩光澤玻璃,極少氣泡,表面光滑中國, 十八至十九世紀壺型:圓球形掏膛:規整,隨壺身形狀成形壺口、頸與唇部:短頸,小口,撇唇底足:橢圓底壺蓋:斑駁綠玉,有機材料托片,銀杓壺高(含壺蓋): 5.9 厘米口徑: 6 毫米壺頸寬: 17 毫米重量:59.7 克品相:完美,衹有些微磨損 來源:加利福尼亞比佛利山私人產業