A TRANSPARENT OLIVE-GREEN GLASS 'TAOTIE' SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTYChina, 1720-1790. Imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing. Either side with a carved central roundel enclosing raised taotie motifs encircled by an incised leiwen band, the sides each with a similarly engraved scroll. The flattened globular body rising from a flat oval base to a short waisted neck.Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Erika Pohl-Str??her (1919-2016), thence by descent in the same family. Dr. Erika Pohl-Str??her was a German-born Swiss resident and heiress to the hair care and cosmetics company Wella AG. She was a passionate collector and had amassed in her lifetime various important art collections, as well as one of the world's most valuable collections of gems and minerals.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear.Stopper: Coral with silver and gilt bronze fittings and spoon Weight: 44.4 gDimensions: Height including stopper 67 mm. Diameter neck 15 mm and mouth 8 mmThere are four colors of green glass listed in the Palace Archives from the Qianlong period: green, transparent green, bean green and jadeite green. Unfortunately, these words give little information other than a descriptive term. It is possible that the color of the present bottle is bean green, also known as West Lake Green, a somewhat more poetic term. The West Lake is part of the city of Hangzhou and was famous for its olive-green color. Literature comparison: A bottle of identical olive-green color is in The Crane Collection, www.thecranecollection.com, no. 208, where an Imperial attribution is also given.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related snuff bottle, dated 1720-1750 and with etched decorations, at Sotheby's New York in The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles on 14 September 2010, lot 14, sold for USD 10,000.清代茶色料雷紋肩饕餮紋鼻烟壺 中國,1720-1790年。御制,可能來自北京清宮玻璃坊。兩側各有一個開光,內雕饕餮紋,兩肩雷紋。直頸,圓肩,圈足,壺體呈扁豉形,透明光素。 來源:Erika Pohl-Str??her(1919-2016)博士收藏,保存於同一家族至今。 Erika Pohl-Str??her博士是德國出生的瑞士人,是護髮和化妝品公司Wella AG的女繼承人。 她是一位忠誠的收藏家,一生中積累了許多重要的藝術收藏以及世界上最有價值的寶石和礦石收藏之一。 圖片:Dr. Erika Pohl-Str??her 品相:狀況極好,輕微磨損。 壺蓋:珊瑚,鎏金銅蓋托,小壺匙 重量:44.4 克 尺寸:含蓋總高67 毫米,頸部直徑15 毫米,嘴部直徑8 毫米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近鼻烟壺, 1720-1750 年,見紐約蘇富比The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles 拍場,2010年9月14日 lot 14, 售價USD 10,000.