China, Yangzhou, 19th century The opaque white ground decorated with brown overlay depicting Chinese vases, fruit and a bird With a coral stopper 7cm high 33g >> Minor chip to upper rim and stopper Provenance: Private collection, Singapore, acquired in 1972 from 'Tang Horse'; and thence by descent to the present owner Note: Peking glass is an overlay carved glass created by layering material around a core. To create the overlay, a glass blower makes the shape, then dips the shape into a basin of liquid glass several times. This process creates multiple layers of glass that are then carved away to produce a textured image. Peking glass is often made with different colored layers of glass, creating contrast when the outer layers are carved away