Description
A GRISAILLE INSIDE-PAINTED RUBY RED OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
China, first half of the 20th century. Painted mostly en grisaille with a scholar and attendant in a landscape on one side and with birds and chrysanthemums on the other, both framed in an opaque ruby red overlay, a key fret pattern on one side, with overlay mock ring handles below the shoulders.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear.
Provenance: From the collection of W. B. Tapp, Bristol.
Weight: 91.3 g.
Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 112 mm. Diameter neck 22 mm and mouth 8 mm.